Oscar Peterson

 "The addition of Barney Kessel took a lot of pressure from Ray and myself...we have the effect of three different voices, three different approaches to jazz in the trio..." - Oscar Peterson


PERSONNEL & DATES:

(A) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b).
Los Angeles November, 25, 1951

(B) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p), Irving Ashby (g), Ray Brown (b).
Los Angeles Fanuary 26, 1952

(C) OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d).
Los Angeles, February 26, 1952

(D) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b).
Los Angeles, May or June 1952

(E) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).
Los Angeles, early December 1952

(F) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).
Los Angeles, c. December 1952.

(G) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D) except all titles have vocals by Peterson.
New York,  May 21, 1953

(H) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).
Los Angeles, December 6, 1953

(I) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Same as (D).
Los AngelesDecember 7, 1953.

TRACKS:

DISC I

01. Turtle Neck  (A)
02. It’s Easy To Remember (A)
03. Pooper (A)
04. Love For Sale (A)
05. Until The Real Thing Comes Along (A)
06. You Go To My Head (B)
07. They Can’t Take That Away From Me (B)
08. There’s A Small Hotel (B)
09. You Turned The Tables On Me (B)
10. These Foolish Things (B)
11. I Can’t Get Started (B)
12. Blue Moon (B)
13. East Of The Sun (B)
14. The Astaire Blues (C)
       
DISC II

01. Tea For Two (C)
02. Slow Down (C)
03. Oh, Lady Be Good (C)
04. Body And Soul (C)
05. Stompin’ At The Savoy (C)
06. Rough Ridin’ (C)
07. Just One Of Those Things (C)
08. Too Marvelous For Words (C)
09. But Not For Me (C)

DISC III

01. That Makes A Difference To Me (D)
02. Autumn In New York (D)
03. Pettiford’s Tune (Little Boy) (D)
04. You Go To My Head (D)
05. Thou Swell (D)
06. Willow Weep For Me (D)
07. Minor Blues (D)
08. Pick Yourself Up (E)
09. Long Ago And Far Away (E)
10. Love Walked In (E)   
11. I Got Rhythm (E)
12. A Fine Romance (E)
13. A Foggy Day (E)
14. Strike Up The Band ! (E)
15. The Man I Love (E)
16. Let’s Do It (E)                                        
17. It Ain’t Necessarily So (E)
18. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (E)
19. I’ve Got A Crush
21. Isn’t This A Lovely Day (E)
22. What Is This Thing Called Love ? (E)
23. Willow Weep For Me (alt tk.-4) (D)

DISC IV

01. Oh, Lady Be Good (E)
02. ‘S Wonderful (E)
03. Anything Goes (E)
04. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (E)
05. Fascinatin’ Rhythm (E)
06. Cheek To Cheek (E)
07. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) (E)
08. In A Mellow Tone (E)
09. I Love You (E)
10. Somebody Loves Me (E)
11. I Was Doin’ All Right (E)
12. In The Still Of The Night (E)
13. Every Time We Say Goodbye (E)
14. Just A-Sittin’ And A-Rockin’ (E)
15. Begin The Beguine (E)
16. So Near And Yet So Far (E)
17. Blue Skies (E)
18. Take The ‘A’ Train (E)
19. Sophisticated Lady (E)
20. Cotton Tail (E)
21. Prelude To A Kiss (E)
22. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be (E)
23. Rockin’ In Rhythm (E)

DISC V

01. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (E)
02. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (E)
03. John Hardy’s Wife (E)
04. Always (E)
05. Easter Parade (F)
06. Alexander’s Ragtime Band (F)
07. The Song Is Ended (F)
08. Say It Isn’t So (F)
09. Remember (F)
10. If I Had You (F)
11. How Deep Is The Ocean (F)
12. I’m Glad There Is You (G)
13. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
14. One For My Baby (G)
15. I Hear Music (G)
16. Autumn In New York (G)
17. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (G)
18. Spring Is Here (G)
19. The Things We Did Last Summer (G)
20. Streets Boogie (F)
21. Booker T. Blues (F)

DISC VI

01. Pompton Turnpike (LP tk.) (H)
02. Cherokee (H)
03. Soft Winds (LP tk.) (H)
04. Carioca (H)
05. The Continental (H)
06. Tea For Two (H)
07. I Know That You Know (H)
08. Hallelujah (H)
09. Yesterdays (H)
10. You Are Too Beautiful (H)
11. Isn’t It Romantic ? (H)
12. The Sheik Of Araby (H
13. There’ll Be Some Changes Made (H)
14. Pompton Turnpike (78 tk.) (H)
15. Soft Winds (78 tk.) (H)
16. The Continental (alt tk.-1) (H)

DISC VII

01. Without A Song (I)
02. Sometimes I’m Happy (I)
03. Time On My Hands (I)
04. More Than You Know (I)
05. This Can’t Be Love (I)
06. Blue Moon (I)
07. The Lady Is A Tramp (I)
08. It Might As Well Be Spring (I)
09. Bewitched (I)
10. The Way You Look Tonight (I)
11. Ol’ Man River (I)
12. Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man (I)
13. The Song Is You (I)
14. Lovely To Look At (I)
15. Johnny One Note (I)
16. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (I)
17. Bill (I)
18. Look For The Silver Lining (I)
19. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (I)
20. Lover (I)