Peterson vs Groulx

Oscar Peterson (left) and Lionel-Adolphe Groulx (right)

There is controversy afoot north of the border in Canada. It seems a battle is raging to rename a Montreal subway station in honor of jazz great - and noted Canadian - Oscar Peterson. Trouble is, the station is already named after another noted - if more than a little controversial - Canadian, Lionel-Adolphe Groulx, a Roman Catholic priest, historian, nationalist, traditionalist - and many say, racist and anti-semite - who died in 1967.

More on this as it develops. And feel free, gentle reader, to let us know if we are behind in our reports.

Full disclosure: I'm considerably more familiar with the accomplishments of Mr. Peterson than any of Mr. Groulx's. From the perspective of right-hand technique alone, Peterson seems like a shoe-in, but then, I'm not Canadian. Was Groulx's pedal work especially prodigious...?

Thanks, once again, to Soho the Dog for the heads up. Speaking of which, dig this.

Aaaand a link to the article would be nice...