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The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (#241)

The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (#241)

The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of The 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 () 5. Until The Real Thing Comes Along (A) 2:44 (S. Cahn-S. Chaplin-L.E. Freeman) 6. (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. (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. (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. (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. (E) 3:05 (D. Ellington-M. Gabler) 9. I Love You (E) 3:03 (Cole Porter) 10. (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. (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 () 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 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. (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 () 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. (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. (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. (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. ______(A) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), (g), (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. ______(B) OSCAR PETERSON TRIO: Oscar Peterson (p), (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. ______(C) OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET: Oscar Peterson (p, vcl), Barney Kessel (g), Ray Brown (b), (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. ______(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 previouslyunissued 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. ______(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. ______(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 release. ______(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. ______(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. ______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 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 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.

Special thanks to Dr. Michael Arie (for the use of his rare Norgran 78), Kyle Benson, Tad Hershorn, The Institute of Studies, Konrad Nowakowski, Hank O’Neal, Bob Porter, Kevin Reeves and Andy Skurow.

All tracks courtesy of The Verve Music Group.

This compilation (p)2008 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc., Santa Monica, CA 90404-U.S.A. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises. Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. B0009419-02 Printed in the U.S.A. ©2008 Mosaic Records L.L.C., 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, CT 06902. All rights reserved. Phone: 203-327-7111/Fax 203-323-3526/e-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.mosaicrecords.com.

PRODUCER’S NOTE: The photographs from June 5, 1952 are not from an Oscar Peterson Trio date but the Norman Granz Jam Session recording that featured , Johnny Hodges and .

All sessions were recorded at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles or Fulton Studios in and were transferred from the original master tapes. However some of the original session reels are no longer in the possession of Universal Music and therefore we have had to use whatever source was made available to us (in some cases second generation tape sources).

78s were used for the following as the tape sources are no longer in the vaults: Booker T. Blues, Pooper and Streets Boogie. A 78 was also used for Rough Ridin’ since the tape source was dubbed from an LP that was off-center and so a 78 copy was used.

These titles, initially recorded onto tape, were also missing in the vaults, and therefore came from LP transfers: A Fine Romance, Alexander’s Ragtime band, Always, Anything Goes, Begin the Beguine, But Not For Me, Cheek to Cheek, Cotton Tail, Easter Parade, How Deep Is The Ocean, I Love You, If I Had You, In The Still Of The Night, Isn’t It Romantic, Isn’t This A Lovely Day, It’s Easy To Remember, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Johnny One Note, Just One Of Those Things, Love For Sale, Lover, More Than You Know, Oh, Lady Be Good, Pick Yourself Up, Prelude To A Kiss, Remember, Say It Isn’t So, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Sometimes I’m Happy, The Song Is Ended, Sophisticated Lady, The Surrey With The Fringe On Top, This Can’t Be Love, Time On My Hands, What Is This Thing Called Love, Without A Song and Yesterdays.

There were also two EP transfers: Long Ago And Far Away and Bill.

Sources used for this discography were Michel Ruppli’s The Clef / Verve Labels (Greenwood Press) and The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord (Cadence Jazz Books).

Scott Wenzel

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