This article contains the discography of jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
Discography
Studio albums Year Album Label Notes1950–1967: Verve years10" LPs 1950 Piano Solos MercuryMG C-1061952Oscar Peterson CollatesMercuryMG C-1101952Oscar Peterson Plays PrettyMercuryMG C-1191952Collates, No. 2ClefMG C-1271954Oscar Peterson SingsClefMG C-1451954Oscar Peterson Plays Pretty, Album #2ClefMG C-1551954The Strolling Mr. EldridgeClefMG C-162with Roy Eldridge1954Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #1NorgranMG N-51954Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2NorgranMG N-612" LPs1953Oscar Peterson Plays Cole PorterClef/MercuryMG C-6031953Oscar Peterson Plays Irving BerlinClef/MercuryMG C-6041953 Oscar Peterson Plays George GershwinClef/MercuryMG C-605 recorded in 19521953 Oscar Peterson Plays Duke EllingtonClef/MercuryMG C-606 recorded in 19521952?Oscar Peterson Plays Jerome KernClefMG C-6231954Oscar Peterson Plays Richard RogersClefMG C-6241954 Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent YoumansClefMG C-6251955Oscar Peterson Plays Harry WarrenClefMG C-648 1954 Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen ClefMG C-6491955Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHughClefMG C-6501955 The Oscar Peterson QuartetClefMG C-688with Barney Kessel, Ray Brown and Alvin Stoller1954?RecitalClefMG C-694 1956 Nostalgic Memories"Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. September 22, 1956. Retrieved 2013-02-16."Nostalgic Memories". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-02-16. ClefMG C-6951956 TenderlyClefMG C-696 recorded between 1949 and 1951; reissued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-19511956 KeyboardClefMG C-697 1956 An Evening with Oscar Peterson ClefMGC-6981956 Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie ClefMG C-708 recorded in 19551955 Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George GershwinNorgranMG N-1016 with Buddy DeFranco1956 In a Romantic Mood VerveMG V-2002 recorded in 19551956 Pastel MoodsVerveMG V-20041961? Romance: The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson VerveMG V-20121959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter SongbookVerveMG V-20521959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin SongbookVerveMG V-20531959 Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin SongbookVerveMG V-2054 1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book VerveMG V-2055 recorded in 19591959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern SongbookVerveMG V-2056 recorded in 19591959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers SongbookVerveMG V-2057 recorded in 19591959 Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren and Vincent Youmans Song BooksVerveMG V-20591960 Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen SongbookVerveMG V-2060 recorded in 19591959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh SongbookVerveMG V-20611957 Soft SandsVerveMG V-20791958 Oscar Peterson Plays My Fair LadyVerveMG V6-21191958 Jazz Giants '58VerveMG V-8248 recorded in 1957, with Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison1958 Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson TrioVerveMG V-8251 recorded in 1957, with Stan Getz1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Harry Warren SongbookVerve1960 Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson TrioVerve recorded in 1959 1959 Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson VerveMG V-8322 recorded in 1957, with Louis Armstrong1959 A Jazz Portrait of Frank SinatraVerveMG V-83341959 Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & BessVerveMG V-83401959 Ben Webster Meets Oscar PetersonVerveMG V-8349 recorded in 1959, with Ben Webster1959 The Jazz Soul of Oscar PetersonVerveMG V-83511960 Fiorello!Verve1962 West Side StoryVerve1962 Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band!Verve1962 AffinityVerve1963 Night Train Verve recorded in 19621963 Oscar Peterson and Nelson RiddleVerveV6-8562 with Nelson Riddle; issued 1964 in the US 1964 The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays Verve1964 We Get RequestsVerve1964 Oscar Peterson Trio + One Mercury with Clark Terry 1965 More Swinging Standards Verve recorded in 19591965 Canadiana Suite Limelight recorded in 19641965 With Respect to Nat Mercury / Limelight1966 Blues Etude Limelight recorded in 1965, 19661967 Soul Español Limelight recorded in 19661968–1974: MPS years1968 Action MPS recorded in 19641968 The Way I Really PlayMPS recorded in 19671968 Girl TalkMPS recorded in 1965, 1966, 1967, 19681968 My Favorite InstrumentMPS1968 Travelin' OnMPS 1969 Mellow Mood MPS recorded in 19681969 Motions and EmotionsMPS1970 Hello Herbie MPS recorded in 1969, with Herb Ellis1970 Tristeza on PianoMPS 1971 Walking the Line MPS recorded in 19701971 Another DayMPS recorded in 19701971 TracksMPS recorded in 19701971 In TuneMPS with The Singers Unlimited 1972 Reunion Blues MPS recorded in 1971, with Milt Jackson, Ray Brown and Louis Hayes1973Oscar Peterson–Stephane Grappelli Quartet, Vol. 1America (France)AM 6129French/Canadian exclusive release1973Oscar Peterson–Stephane Grappelli Quartet, Vol. 2America (France)AM 6131French/Canadian exclusive release 1974 Great Connection MPS recorded in 19711974–1987: Pablo years1974 Terry's TunePabloJapanese exclusive release1974 Oscar Peterson and Dizzy GillespiePablo with Dizzy Gillespie1974 JoustsPablo credited to Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings; won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist1974 Satch and JoshPablo with Count Basie1974 The GiantsPablo with Joe Pass, Ray Brown, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist1974 Oscar Peterson and Harry EdisonPablo with Harry "Sweets" Edison1975 Oscar Peterson and Roy EldridgePablo recorded in 1974, with Roy Eldridge1975 Oscar Peterson and Clark TerryPablo with Clark Terry1975 Ella and OscarPablo with Ella Fitzgerald1975 Oscar Peterson and Jon FaddisPablo with Jon Faddis 1976 Porgy and Bess Pablo with Joe Pass1978 Satch and Josh...Again Pablo recorded in 1977, with Count Basie1979 The Silent PartnerPablo film score1979 Night ChildPablo with Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Louie Bellson1980 Night Rider Pablo recorded in 1978, with Count Basie1980 The Personal TouchPablo1980 The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4Pablo with Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry1981 A Royal Wedding Suite Pablo 1982 Ain't but a Few of Us Left Pablo recorded in 1981, with Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Grady Tate1982 Face to FacePablo with Freddie Hubbard1982 Oscar Peterson with Clark TerryPablo with Clark Terry1983 Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The TimekeepersPablo recorded in 1978, with Count Basie1983 Two of the FewPablo with Milt Jackson 1984 A Tribute to My Friends Pablo recorded in 1983 1985 Hark Pablo with Buddy DeFranco 1986 Yessir, That's My Baby Pablo recorded in 1978, with Count Basie1986 If You Could See Me NowPablo recorded in 1983 1987 Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Pablo with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Harry "Sweets" Edison recorded in 19861987 Benny Carter Meets Oscar PetersonPablo with Benny Carter recorded in 19861994–2000: Telarc years 1994 Side by Side Telarc with Itzhak Perlman1995 An Oscar Peterson ChristmasTelarc1995 The More I See YouTelarc with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown1996 Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore Telarc with Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore 1998 Oscar and Benny Telarc recorded in 1997, with Benny Green2000 Trail of Dreams: A Canadian Suite Telarc A Jazz suite with strings conducted by Michel Legrand
Live albums +YearTitleLabelNotes1951Oscar Peterson at CarnegieMercury10"; MG C-1071952Oscar Peterson At Carnegie HallMercuryrecorded between 1949 and 1951, MG C-107 (rec Sept 18 1949-NYC) [re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951]1957Oscar Peterson at the Stratford Shakespearean FestivalVerveMG V-8024; recorded in 1956, with Herb Ellis1957The Oscar Peterson Trio with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones at NewportAmerican Recording Society / VerveMG V-8239; with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones1958The Oscar Peterson Trio at the ConcertgebouwVerveMG V-8268; recorded in 19571958On the Town with the Oscar Peterson TrioVerveMG V-82871961The Trio: Live from ChicagoVerverecorded at the London House, Chicago1962The Sound of the TrioVerveV-8480; recorded in 1961 at the London House, Chicago1965EloquenceLimelight1966Put On a Happy FaceVerveV6-8660; recorded in 1961 at the London House, Chicago1966Something WarmVerveV6-8681; recorded in 1961 at the London House, Chicago; released in the US in 19671974The TrioPablorecorded in 1973 at the London House, Chicago; with Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group1974The Good LifePablorecorded in 1973 as above1975The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo 1964Pablorecorded in 19641975The Greatest Jazz Concert in the WorldPablorecorded in 19671975Oscar Peterson in RussiaPablorecorded in 19741975The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at MontreuxPablo1975Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle PleyelPablowith Joe Pass1977The Oscar Peterson Trio in TokyoDenonrecorded in 19721977Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77Pablowon Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist1977Oscar Peterson and the Bassists – Montreux '77Pablowith Ray Brown, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen1977The Pablo All-Stars Jam – Montreux '77Pablovarious artists1979SkolPablowith Stephane Grappelli, Joe Pass, Mickey Roker1979The Paris ConcertPablorecorded in 19781979The London ConcertPablorecorded in 19781979Digital at MontreuxPablo1980Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980Pablo1981Nigerian MarketplacePablo1983Freedom SongPablorecorded in 19821983Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to HappinessPablovarious artists1990Oscar Peterson Live!Pablorecorded in 19861990Live at the Blue NoteTelarcwon Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist1991Time After TimeTelarcrecorded in 19861991Saturday Night at the Blue Notewon Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group1992Last Call at the Blue NoteTelarcrecorded in 19901992In the Key of OscarVocal Vision Productions Inc.5 tracks recorded live at the Bermuda Onion, Toronto, 11 June 1991 + 7 electronic selections1993En Concert avec Europe1RTÉ / Tremarecorded in 1961, 1963–66 & 1969. 12 tracks feature Brown/Thigpen. Others include Bobby Durham, Louise Hayes, Sam Jones and Roy Eldridge on two tracks.1993Encore at the Blue NoteTelarcrecorded in 19901995Exclusively for My Friends: The Lost TapesMPSrecorded in 1965, 1967, 19681996Ljubljana 1964Promo Sound AGrecorded on July 29, 19641997Live at CBC Studios, 1960Just a Memoryrecorded in 1960, with Brown and Thigpen1997Oscar in ParisTelarc1997A Tribute to Oscar Peterson – Live at the Town HallTelarclive tribute album1999Summer Night in MunichTelarcrecorded in 19981999The Very Tall Band: Live at the Blue NoteTelarcrecorded in 19982001The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar PetersonPablorecorded in 1975, with Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis2002SoloPablorecorded in 19722004A Night in ViennaVerverecorded in 20032007The Very Tall Band: What's Up?Telarcrecorded in 19982014During This TimeArt of Groove[CD + DVD-Video] recorded in 1972 with Ben Webster2015Oscar Peterson Trio Live in Cologne 1963Jazzlinerecorded in 1963, with Ray Brown (Bass) and Ed Thigpen (Drums)2022On a Clear Day: The Oscar Peterson Trio – Live in Zurich 1971Mack Avenue Music Grouprecorded at Zurich Kongresshaus – Zurich, Switzerland • November 24, 1971 by Radio Zurich with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Bass) and Louis Hayes (Drums)
Compilations