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Japanese newspapermen, photographers and a few lucky jazz fans crowded the Nikkatsu hotel’s banquet room to meet the outstanding group of musicians that included Benny Carter, Gene Krupa, Willie Smith, Bill Harris, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Roy Eldridge and Ella Fitzgerald.
Nikkatsu Hotel, Tokyo, Nov. 3, 1953: Virtuoso pianist and composer Oscar Peterson mingles with members of the press and fans at the Jazz At The Philharmonic reception at the Nikkatsu Hotel, Tokyo.