<div> I'll second that. <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Giving a chance to love great art--music in particular, imho--is</font> a great gift to give anyone. <br>
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<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I always considered the blues-rooted genre of jazz practiced in varying styles by Peterson, Tatum and Waller to be a very accessible form of music. It can be melodic, stays pretty tonal, playful, sentimental, joyous. It runs the gamut of emotions. It oozes soul. <br>
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Oscar will be missed in my little neck of the woods, that's for sure.<br>
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From: David Andersen <david@davidandersenpianos.com><br>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br>
Sent: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:13 am<br>
Subject: Re: Oscar Peterson</font><br>
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<div>On Dec 26, 2007, at 7:34 AM, John Delacour wrote:</div>
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<div>Insanely great taste, J.D.; three of the finest, funniest, sweetest, nastiest, most technically gifted, rooted-in-the-blues piano players <b>ever.</b></div>
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<div>Bravo for giving that gift to your daughter. Beautiful legacy....<b></b></div>
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