The Complete Clef-Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio

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The Complete Clef/Mercury Rec. Of Oscar Peterson Trio (#241)

DISCOGRAPHY


DISC I

1. Turtle Neck (A) 2:17

(Oscar Peterson)

2. It?s Easy To Remember (A) 3:25

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

3. Pooper (A) 2:52

(Oscar Peterson)

4. Love For Sale (A) 3:09

(Cole Porter)

5. Until The Real Thing Comes Along (A) 2:44

(S. Cahn-S. Chaplin-L.E. Freeman)

6. You Go To My Head (B) 3:52

(J.F. Coots-H. Gillespie)

7. They Can?t Take That Away From Me (B) 2:37

(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)

8. There?s A Small Hotel (B) 2:25

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

9. You Turned The Tables On Me (B) 3:07

(L. Alter-S. Mitchell)

10. These Foolish Things (B) 3:20

(Strachey-Marvell-Link)

11. I Can?t Get Started (B) 2:56

(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)

12. Blue Moon (B) 2:36

(L. Hart-R. Rodgers)

13. East Of The Sun (B) 2:57

(Brooks Bowman)

14. The Astaire Blues (C) 11:57
(Oscar Peterson)
DISC II

1. Tea For Two (C) 12:49

(V. Youmans-I. Caesar)

2. Slow Down (C) 12:17

(Oscar Peterson)

3. Oh, Lady Be Good (C) 12:05

(G & I Gershwin)

4. Body And Soul (C) 11:45

(Green-Heyman-Eyton-Sour)

5. Stompin? At The Savoy (C) 10:55

(Goodman-Razaf-Sampson-Webb)

6. Rough Ridin? (C) 2:44

(Fitzgerald-Jones-Tennyson)

7. Just One Of Those Things (C) 2:59

(Cole Porter)

8. Too Marvelous For Words (C) 2:47

(J. Mercer-R. Whiting)

9. But Not For Me (C) 2:28

(G & I Gershwin)

DISC III

1. That Makes A Difference To Me (D) 2:49

(Oscar Peterson)

2. Autumn In New York (D) 2:38

(Vernon Duke)

3. Pettiford?s Tune (Little Boy) (D) 3:10

(Oscar Peterson)

4. You Go To My Head (D) 2:47

(J.F. Coots-H. Gillespie)

5. Thou Swell (D) 2:27

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

6. Willow Weep For Me (D) 3:17
(Ann Ronnell)

7. Minor Blues (D) 2:40

(Oscar Peterson)

8. Pick Yourself Up (E) 3:20

(D. Fields-J. Kern)

9. Long Ago And Far Away (E) 3:44

(I. Gershwin-J. Kern)

10. Love Walked In (E) 3:05

(G & I Gershwin)

11. I Got Rhythm (E) 3:14

(G & I Gershwin)

12. A Fine Romance (E) 3:12

(D. Fields-J. Kern)

13. A Foggy Day (E) 3:35

(G & I. Gershwin)

14. Strike Up The Band ! (E) 3:13

(G & I. Gershwin)

15. The Man I Love (E) 3:29

(G & I. Gershwin)

16. Let?s Do It (E) 2:52

(Cole Porter)

17. It Ain?t Necessarily So (E) 3:11

(G & I. Gershwin)

18. I?ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (E) 2:46

(Irving Berlin)

19. I?ve Got A Crush On You (E) 2:50

(G & I. Gershwin)

20. Night And Day (E) 3:39

(Cole Porter)

21. Isn?t This A Lovely Day (E) 3:16

(Irving Berlin)

22. What Is This Thing Called Love ? (E) 3:07
(Cole Porter)

23. Willow Weep For Me (alt tk.-4) (D) 3:20

(Ann Ronnell)
DISC IV

1. Oh, Lady Be Good (E) 3:48

(G & I Gershwin)

2. ?S Wonderful (E) 2:35

(G & I. Gershwin)

3. Anything Goes (E) 2:55

(Cole Porter)

4. I?ve Got You Under My Skin (E) 2:27

(Cole Porter)

5. Fascinatin? Rhythm (E) 2:54

(G & I. Gershwin)

6. Cheek To Cheek (E) 2:59

(Irving Berlin)

7. I Got It Bad (And That Ain?t Good) (E) 3:09
(D. Ellington-P. Webster)

8. In A Mellow Tone (E) 3:05

(D. Ellington-M. Gabler)

9. I Love You (E) 3:03

(Cole Porter)

10. Somebody Loves Me (E) 3:21

(DeSylva-MacDonald-Gershwin)

11. I Was Doin? All Right (E) 2:39

(G & I. Gershwin)

12. In The Still Of The Night (E) 2:58

(Cole Porter)

13. Every Time We Say Goodbye (E) 3:23

(Cole Porter)

14. Just A-Sittin? And A-Rockin? (E) 3:39

(Strayhorn-Ellington-Gaines)

15. Begin The Beguine (E) 3:09

(Cole Porter)

16. So Near And Yet So Far (E) 3:18

(Cole Porter)

17. Blue Skies (E) 2:59

(Irving Berlin)

18. Take The ?A? Train (E) 3:13

(Billy Strayhorn)

19. Sophisticated Lady (E) 2:56

(Ellington-Parish-Mills)

20. Cotton Tail (E) 3:47

(Duke Ellington)

21. Prelude To A Kiss (E) 3:14

(Ellington-Gordon-Mills)

22. Things Ain?t What They Used To Be (E) 3:10

(Mercer Ellington)

23. Rockin? In Rhythm (E) 2:51
(Carney-Ellington-Mills)

DISC V

1. Do Nothin? Till You Hear From Me (E) 2:47

(D. Ellington-S. Russell)

2. Don?t Get Around Much Anymore (E) 3:55

(D. Ellington-S. Russell)

3. John Hardy?s Wife (E) 3:19

(Mercer Ellington)

4. Always (E) 2:48

(Irving Berlin)

5. Easter Parade (F) 3:12

(Irving Berlin)

6. Alexander?s Ragtime Band (F) 2:49

(Irving Berlin)

7. The Song Is Ended (F) 3:17

(Irving Berlin)

8. Say It Isn?t So (F) 3:06

(Irving Berlin)

9. Remember (F) 3:17

(Irving Berlin)

10. If I Had You (F) 3:09

(Campbell-Connelly-Shapiro)

11. How Deep Is The Ocean (F) 3:02

(Irving Berlin)

12. I?m Glad There Is You (G) 2:55

(J. Dorsey-P. Mertz)

13. Polka Dots And Moonbeams (G) 3:10

(J. Van Heusen-E. De Lange)

14. One For My Baby (G) 3:14

(J. Mercer-H. Arlen)

15. I Hear Music (G) 2:30

(B. Lane-F. Loesser)

16. Autumn In New York (G) 3:58

(Vernon Duke)

17. I Can?t Give You Anything But Love (G) 3:04

(D. Fields-J. McHugh)

18. Spring Is Here (G) 2:45

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

19. The Things We Did Last Summer (G) 4:00
(S. Cahn-J. Styne)

20. Streets Boogie (F) 3:19

(Oscar Peterson)

21. Booker T. Blues (F) 3:01

(Oscar Peterson)
DISC VI

1. Pompton Turnpike (LP tk.) (H) 6:42

(W. Osborne-D. Rogers)

2. Cherokee (H) 5:22

(Ray Noble)

3. Soft Winds (LP tk.) (H) 6:16

(Benny Goodman)

4. Carioca (H) 2:49

(Eliscu-Kahn-Youmans)

5. The Continental (H) 3:55

(C. Conrad-H. Magidson)

6. Tea For Two (H) 3:15

(V. Youmans-I. Caesar)

7. I Know That You Know (H) 3:48

(V. Youmans-A. Caldwell)

8. Hallelujah (H) 2:27

(Robin-Grey-Youmans)

9. Yesterdays (H) 2:32

(O. Harbach-J. Kern)

10. You Are Too Beautiful (H) 3:33

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

11. Isn?t It Romantic ? (H) 3:49

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

12. The Sheik Of Araby (H) 8:32

(H. Smith-T. Snyder)

13. There?ll Be Some Changes Made (H) 5:09

(B. Higgins-W. Overstreet)

14. Pompton Turnpike (78 tk.) (H) 4:24

(W. Osborne-D. Rogers)

15. Soft Winds (78 tk.) (H) 2:45

(Benny Goodman)

16. The Continental (alt tk.-1) (H) 3:59

(C. Conrad-H. Magidson)

DISC VII
1. Without A Song (I) 2:54

(Eliscu-Rose-Youmans)

2. Sometimes I?m Happy (I) 3:13

(Caesar-Youmans-Grey)

3. Time On My Hands (I) 2:36

(Adamson-Gordon-Youmans)

4. More Than You Know (I) 2:59

(Eliscu-Rose-Youmans)

5. This Can?t Be Love (I) 3:02

(L. Hart-R. Rodgers)

6. Blue Moon (I) 2:53

(L. Hart-R. Rodgers)

7. The Lady Is A Tramp (I) 2:52

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

8. It Might As Well Be Spring (I) 3:07

(R. Rodgers-O. Hammerstein)

9. Bewitched (I) 2:29

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

10. The Way You Look Tonight (I) 2:25

(D.Fields-J.Kern)

11. Ol? Man River (I) 3:19

(O. Hammerstein-J. Kern)

12. Can?t Help Lovin? That Man (I) 2:39

(O. Hammerstein-J. Kern)

13. The Song Is You (I) 2:24
(O. Hammerstein-J. Kern)

14. Lovely To Look At (I) 2:03
(Fields-Kern-McHugh)

15. Johnny One Note (I) 2:29

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

16. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (I) 2:48

(O. Harbach-J. Kern)

17. Bill (I) 2:29

(Hammerstein-Kern-Wodehouse)

18. Look For The Silver Lining (I) 2:26

(B.G. DeSylva-J. Kern)

19. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (I) 3:52

(R. Rodgers - O. Hammerstein)

20. Lover (I) 7:14

(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)

For the purposes of this discography, only the initial release of each matrix is listed. Clef issues in the 8900 or 89000 series are 78 and / or 45s. All others are LPs unless noted. EPs are listed here only if they are initial releases.

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(A) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b).

LA, November 25, 1951

631-4 Turtle Neck ARS G415

632-8 It?s Easy To Remember Clef 89113, MGC 695

633-6 Pooper -

634-6 Love For Sale Clef/Merc 8959, MGC 603

635-5 Until The Real Thing

Comes Along (OP-vcl) - , MGC 127

Note: Some discographies list matrix 631 as being originally issued on Verve MGV 8341 College Album, however that LP was never released.

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(B) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p), Irving Ashby (g), Ray Brown (b).

LA, January 26, 1952

692-2 You Go To My Head Clef/Merc 89006, MGC 119

693-3 They Can?t Take

That Away From Me Clef 89009, -

694-3 There?s A Small Hotel Clef 89007, -

695-2 You Turned The Tables On Me Clef/Merc 89006, -

696-1 These Foolish Things Clef Merc 89008, -

697-2 I Can?t Get Started Clef 89007, -

698-1 Blue Moon Clef 89009, -

699-2 East Of The Sun Clef/Merc 89008, -

700-1 Funky Blues unissued, master no longer exists



Note: Some discographies show Willow Weep For Me as from this session, however, it is actually from the date of May/June 1952.

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(C) OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d).

LA, February 26, 1952

701-1 The Astaire Blues Clef MGC 116

702-1 Tea For Two ARS G415

703-1 Slow Down Clef MGC 698

704-1 Oh, Lady Be Good Clef MGC 168

705-1 Body And Soul -

706-1 Stompin? At The Savoy Clef MGC 116

707-2 Rough Ridin? Clef/Merc 8976, Clef MGC 127

708-1 Just One Of Those Things Clef/Merc 8999, Clef MGC 603

709-3 Too Marvelous

For Words (OP-vcl) -1 Verve MGV 2012

710-1 But Not For Me (OP-vcl) -1 Clef/Merc 8976, MGC 127



-1 omit Stoller.

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(D) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b).

LA, May or June 1952

791-8 That Makes A Difference To Me (OP-vcl) previously unissued

792-5 Autumn In New York (OP-vcl) -

793-1 Pettiford?s Tune ?1 Clef 89139

794-5 You Go To My Head previously unissued

795-6 Thou Swell Clef MGC 624

796-3 Willow Weep For Me Clef/Merc 8999, MGC 694

796-4 Willow Weep For Me previously unissued

797-1 Minor Blues -



?1 Also known as Little Boy.



Discographies show 796-4 for the issued take of Willow Weep For Me.

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(E) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).

LA, early December 1952

896-2 Pick Yourself Up Clef MGC 623

897-2 Long Ago And Far Away -

898-2 Love Walked In Clef MGC 605

899-1 I Got Rhythm -

900-3 A Fine Romance Clef MGC 623

901-1 A Foggy Day Clef MGC 605

902-5 Strike Up The Band ! -

903-2 The Man I Love Clef 89038, MGC 605

904-1 Let?s Do It Clef 89077, MGC 603

905-3 It Ain?t Necessarily So Clef 89038, MGC 605

906-2 I?ve Got My Love

To Keep Me Warm Clef 89078, MGC 604

907-1 I?ve Got A Crush On You Clef MGC 605

908-6 Night And Day Clef MGC 603

909-5 Isn?t This A Lovely Day Clef 89039, MGC 604

910-1 What Is This Thing Called Love ? Clef 89040, MGC 603

911-2 Oh, Lady Be Good Clef 89076, MGC 605

912-4 ?S Wonderful Clef MGC 605

913-8 Anything Goes Clef MGC 603

914-1 I?ve Got You Under My Skin -

915-3 Fascinatin? Rhythm Clef MGC 605

916-8 Cheek To Cheek Clef 89078, MGC 604

917-5 I Got It Bad (And That Ain?t Good) Clef MGC 606

918-1 In A Mellow Tone -

919-3 I Love You Clef MGC 603

920-3 Somebody Loves Me Clef MGC 605

921-4 I Was Doin? All Right Clef 89076, MGC 605

922-2 In The Still Of The Night Clef 89040, MGC 603

923-3 Every Time We Say Goodbye Clef MGC 603

924-1 Just A-Sittin? And A-Rockin? Clef MGC 606

925-3 Begin The Beguine Clef 89077, MGC 603

926-3 So Near And Yet So Far Clef MGC 603

927-3 Blue Skies Clef 89039, MGC 604

928-5 Take The ?A? Train Clef MGC 606

929-2 Sophisticated Lady Clef 89079, MGC 606

930-4 Cotton Tail - -

931-1 Prelude To A Kiss Clef 89041, -

932-1 Things Ain?t What

They Used To Be Clef MGC 606

933-2 Rockin? In Rhythm -

934-6 Do Nothin? Till You Hear From Me -

935-2 Don?t Get Around Much Anymore -

936-1 John Hardy?s Wife Clef 89041, MGC 606

937-3 Always Clef MGC 604



Note: There are no exact recording dates for the above ?session? except that some discographies list that all of Clef MGC 603 was recorded on November 25, 1952 and the following probably recorded between November 1 and December 4, 1952.

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(F) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).

LA, c. December 1952

942-1 Easter Parade Clef MGC 604

943-1 Alexander?s Ragtime Band -

944-1 The Song Is Ended -

945-1 Say It Isn?t So -

946-1 Remember -

947-3 If I Had You -

948-1 How Deep Is The Ocean -

949-5 Streets Boogie -1 Norgran 123

950-1 Booker T. Blues -1 -



-1 issued as ?Tank Butterball?. Norgran 123 was released as both a 78 and 45 RPM issue.

(G) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D) except all titles have vocals by Peterson.

NYC, May 21, 1953

1230-1 I?m Glad There Is You Clef EPC 191 (EP)

1231-1 Polka Dots And Moonbeams Clef 89106

1232-1 One For My Baby -

1233-3 I Hear Music Clef 89093

1234-2 Autumn In New York -

1235-4 I Can?t Give You Anything But Love Clef 89062

1236-3 Spring Is Here -

1237-2 The Things We Did Last Summer Clef EPC 192 (EP)



Note: All titles also issued on Clef MGC 145.



Some discographies list matrices 1233 and 1234 as being issued on Clef 89063 (78), however, that catalog number was used for a Ben Webster release.

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(H) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).

LA, December 6, 1953

1329-1 Pompton Turnpike Clef MGC 694

1329-3 Pompton Turnpike Clef 89127

1330-1 Cherokee Clef MGC 694

1331-1 Soft Winds -

1331-2 Soft Winds Clef 89148

1332-5 Carioca Clef EPC 218 (EP), MGC 625

1333-1 The Continental previously unissued

1333-3 The Continental Clef MGC 694

1334-1 Tea For Two Clef 89127, MGC 625

1335-1 I Know That You Know Clef EPC 219 (EP), MGC 625

1336-2 Hallelujah Clef EPC 217 (EP), MGC 625

1337-3 Yesterdays Clef EPC 213 (EP), MGC 623

1338-2 You Are Too Beautiful Clef MGC 695

1339-2 Isn?t It Romantic ? Clef EPC 214 (EP), MGC 624

1340-3 The Sheik Of Araby (OP-vcl) previously unissued

1341-1 There?ll Be Some Changes Made -



Note: Discographies list matrix 1329-2 on Clef 89127, however, that take is a breakdown. Matrix 1333-1 is sometimes listed as the issued take. Also incorrectly given in discographies is matrix 1336-1 as the master take, however, that as well a breakdown. Matrix 1340 is listed as unissued but with -1 and -2 being the takes.

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(I) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).

LA, December 7, 1953

1342-1 Without A Song Clef EPC 218 (EP), MGC 625

1343-1 Sometimes I?m Happy - -

1344-3 Time On My Hands Clef EPC 219 (EP), -

1345-2 More Than You Know Clef EPC 217 (EP), -

1346-5 This Can?t Be Love Clef EPC 215 (EP), MGC 624

1347-1 Blue Moon Clef EPC 214 (EP), -

1348-2 The Lady Is A Tramp Clef EPC 215 (EP), -

1349-3 It Might As Well Be Spring Clef EPC 216 (EP), -

1350-1 Bewitched - -

1351-1 The Way You Look Tonight Clef EPC 211 (EP), MGC 623

1352-2 Ol? Man River - -

1353-1 Can?t Help Lovin? That Man Clef EPC 212 (EP), -

1354-2 The Song Is You - -

1355-3 Lovely To Look At - -

1356-3 Johnny One Note Clef EPC 216 (EP), MGC 624

1357-3 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Clef EPC 213 (EP), MGC 623

1358-2 Bill Clef EPC 211 (EP), MGC 623

1359-1 Look For The Silver Lining Clef MGC 695

1360-1 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top Clef EPC 216 (EP), MGC 624

1361-2 Lover Clef EPC 214 (EP), MGC 624



Note: Discographies list matrix 1349 as being issued with -2.

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ALBUM INDEX:

78 ALBUMS

Clef C-119 (89006-89009) Oscar Peterson



EPs:

Clef EPC 191 Oscar Peterson Sings

Clef EPC 192 Oscar Peterson Sings

Clef EPC 211 Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern

Clef EPC 212 Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern

Clef EPC 213 Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern

Clef EPC 214 Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers

Clef EPC 215 Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers

Clef EPC 216 Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers

Clef EPC 217 Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans

Clef EPC 218 Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans

Clef EPC 219 Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans



10? LPs:

Clef MGC 116 The Oscar Peterson Quartet

Clef MGC 119 Oscar Peterson Plays Pretty

Clef MGC 127 Oscar Peterson Collates no.2

Clef MGC 168 The Oscar Peterson Quartet No.2



12? LPs:

American Recording Society G415 An Oscar For Peterson

Clef MGC 603 Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter

Clef MGC 604 Oscar Peterson Plays Irving Berlin

Clef MGC 605 Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

Clef MGC 606 Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington

Clef MGC 623 Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome Kern

Clef MGC 624 Oscar Peterson Plays Richard Rodgers

Clef MGC 625 Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans

Clef MGC 694 Recital by Oscar Peterson

Clef MGC 695 Nostalgic Memories By Oscar Peterson

Clef MGC 698 An Evening With Oscar Peterson Duo/Quartet

Verve MGV 2012 Romance - The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson



Original sessions supervised by Norman Granz

Produced for release by Scott Wenzel

Executive producer: Michael Cuscuna



Tape transfers: Ellen Fitton

Additional disc transfers: Malcolm Addey, Dr. Michael Arie, Mark Wilder



Sound restoration and mastering by Malcolm Addey.



24 bit technology was utilized at all stages of the production of this Mosaic release.