Growing up in a segregated montreal set the tone for oscar petersons

Kelly Peterson with her late husband, the incomparable Oscar Peterson.

Growing up in a segregated montreal set the tone for oscar petersons: Growing up in a segregated Montreal

The axe-men in question are Martin Drew on drums, Dave Young on bass and the incredible Joe Pass on guitar, whom as always is given lots of opportunities to shine in this show. It all worked out. The new couple spent a year and a half courting before Kelly was brought into his world of world tours and recording. Kelly was on the European tour that culminated with the release of the live Helsinki concert captured on the new album.

At that point, I had been living with Oscar for a year, so it was all new. Even though I had been on and off the road with him during the years before we were married, it was still quite a whirlwind with getting to know the routine and all the moving around and getting from place to place. He was so happy to be performing and so passionate about it and had great fun.

Kelly also shared with me something about Oscar that was even more mind-boggling than the way he tickled the ivories in the prodigious manner that Art Tatum did. He would let the guys go and then just show up at the gig. Peterson had been plagued with arthritis for many years.