I love jazz. I have a lot of memories and this is one way to recount those from my experiences growing up in Indianapolis "Nap Town". Indiana Avenue was the focal place for all the musicians of the 30's - 50's.
While living in Manhattan, Kansas I received television news on Christmas Day that Oscar Peterson, the great jazz pianist passed on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2007 in Canada..sad for the world of great musicians. I had last seen him in Indianapolis with Ella Fitzgerald some years ago. The news was very much unexpected as I had just spoken with someone about Oscar; was hoping to see him in concert "one more time"..... now in the heavenly courts.
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