Posted on 14/01/08
A simply magnificent tribute
Oscar Peterson -- Simply the Best At Roy Thomson Hall In Toronto on SaturdayNEA Jazz Masters GalaAt Constitution Hall In Toronto on FridayEven though it often seems as if we, as a culture, are about to drown in the stuff, it's remarkable how little we really understand about fame. Our tendency is to think of it as a single currency, traded the same for Paris Hilton as for Charlie Parker, but the truth is that there are different kinds of fame, as demonstrated by the two very different tributes paid the late jazz pianist Oscar Peterson in Toronto over the weekend.
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