Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar 1995
Directed by William R. Cunningham, Sylvia Sweeney
- Documentary, Music
- 94 min
This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his early days as Montreal's teenage Boogie-Woogie sensation through his meteoric rise to international celebrity with Norman Granz and the ground-breaking Jazz at the Philharmonic and beyond. In this award-winning autobiographical portrait, legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson narrates his story, from his beginnings in smoke-filled Montreal clubs to hallmark performances with jazz greats. Concert footage includes an unforgettable combo -- Nat King Cole with Jazz at the Philharmonic and the Oscar Peterson Trio Wall reunion. Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie are interviewed, among others.
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Cast
- Oscar PetersonNarrator
- Oscar PetersonSelf
- Ray BrownSelf
- Herb EllisSelf
- Ella FitzgeraldSelf
- Dizzy GillespieSelf
- Norman GranzSelf
- Jeff HamiltonSelf
- Herbie HancockSelf
- Quincy JonesSelf
Crew
- William R. CunninghamDirector
- Sylvia SweeneyDirector
- Bruce GarveyWriter
- Ben MatilainenDirector of Photography
- Robert DoughtyEditor
- Richard WellsEditor
- Alan CollinsEditor
- Michael AllderProducer
- Sylvia SweeneyProducer
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