Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Oliver Jones

There are two artists with this name: 1) Oliver Jones was born on September 11, 1934, in montréal's Little burgundy district, which is near the St. Henri district where Oscar Peterson grew up. Oliver is, as Oscar Peterson, a Jazz pianist and composer, however he is also an organist, and arranger. He began his career as a pianist at the age of five, studying with Mme Bonner in Little Burgundy's Union United Church, made famous by Trevor Payne's Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir. He however learned most of the great talent from Oscar Peterson's sister Daisy (Peterson) Sweeney.

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