Pianist
Oscar Peterson
Recorded more than two hundred albums and had a technique that intimidated other pianists, and kept playing after a stroke took much of his left hand.
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, as well as a lifetime achievement award from the Recording Academy, and received numerous other awards and honours. He played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, simply "O.P." by his friends, and was informally known in the jazz community as "the King of inside swing".
- Born
- 1925-08-15, Montreal, CanadaA Saturday
- Died
- 2007-12-23, Mississauga, CanadaA Sunday, aged 82
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1925-08-15, Montreal, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
America/TorontoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 10°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°40′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 22°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 13°37′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 8°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 24°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°03′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2007-12-23, Mississauga, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Torontothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 1°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 26°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 4°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 3°03′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 1°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 8°33′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 15°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 20°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 28°50′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Oscar Peterson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.