Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown. Performing at Falkoner Centre, Copenhagen, 1961

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Oscar Peterson, Ed Thigpen and Ray Brown. Performing at Falkoner Centre, Copenhagen, 1961.

Oscar Peterson was an Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. He released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy.

b. August 15, 1925 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
d. December 23, 2007 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Ed Thigpen (by name Edmund Leonard Thigpen) was an American jazz drummer, best known for his work with the Oscar Peterson trio from 1959 to 1965. Thigpen also performed with Billy Taylor trio from 1956 to 1959.

b. December 28, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois.
d. January 13, 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ray Brown (by name Raymond Matthews Brown) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He also was a founding member of the group that would later develop into the Modern Jazz Quartet.

b. October 13, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
d. July 2, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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