The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of The 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. ________________________________________________________________________ (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. ________________________________________________________________________ (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.