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Taking five, Oscar Peterson, resting from a recording session, is soon to become more familiar to Canadians through bank commercials and an all-Canadian album
Taking five, Oscar Peterson, resting from a recording session, is soon to become more familiar to Canadians through bank commercials and an all-Canadian album

Taking five, Oscar Peterson, resting from a recording session, is soon to become more familiar to Canadians through bank commercials and an all-Canadian album

Date1/29/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Taking five, Oscar Peterson, resting from a recording session, is soon to become more familiar to Canadians through bank commercials and an all-Canadian album.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073478F
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