Release Year | Album | Notes | Label |
1950 | Piano Solos | | Mercury |
1951 | Oscar Peterson at Carnegie | live |
1952 | The Astaire Story | Fred Astaire (leader) | Norgran |
Alone Together | Benny Carter (leader) |
Cosmopolite |
Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington | | Mercury |
Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin | |
Oscar Peterson At Carnegie Hall | (1952) Mercury – MG C-107 (rec Sept 18 1949-NYC) [re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951] [1] |
The Oscar Peterson Quartet | with Barney Kessel, Ray Brown and Alvin Stoller |
The Drum Battle | live, Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich (leaders) | Verve |
Basie Jazz | Count Basie (leader) | Clef |
Rockin' Chair | Roy Eldridge (leader) |
1953 | Dale's Wail | Roy Eldridge (leader) |
Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter | | Mercury |
1954 | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio | First released in 1954 as two 10" records, MGN 5 and MGN 6) Lester Young (leader) | Norgram |
Lionel Hampton Plays Love Songs | Lionel Hampton (leader) | Clef |
Hamp's Big Four | Lionel Hampton (leader) |
Little Jazz | Roy Eldridge (leader) |
Roy and Diz | Roy Eldridge and Dizzy Gillespie (leader) |
Rock with Flip | Flip Phillips (leader) |
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin | with Buddy DeFranco |
Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen | |
Oscar Peterson Plays Vincent Youmans | |
Romance - The Vocal Styling Of Oscar Peterson | with Ray Brown, Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis |
Benny Carter Plays Pretty | Benny Carter (leader) | Norgran |
New Jazz Sounds |
1955 | Sing and Swing with Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich (leader) |
Ralph Burns Among the JATP's | Ralph Burns (leader) |
The Wailing Buddy Rich | Buddy Rich (leader) |
Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie | | Clef |
In a Romantic Mood | | Verve |
1956 | Nostalgic Memories [2][3] | Recorded 1949–1951, re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951 [1] |
Tenderly | (1956) Clef Records – MG C-696 [re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951] [1] |
Keyboard | (1956) Clef Records – MG C-697 [re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951] [1] |
Pastel Moods | |
Krupa and Rich | Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich (leaders) |
Pres and Sweets | Lester Young, Harry "Sweets" Edison (leaders) |
Toni | Toni Harper (leader) |
Ellis in Wonderland | Herb Ellis (leader) |
Oscar Peterson at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival | live with Herb Ellis |
Ella and Louis | Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (leader) |
1957 | Anita Sings the Most | Anita O'Day (leader) |
An Evening with Oscar Peterson | (1957) Clef Records – MGC-698 [re-issued on CD in 2009 as Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951] [1] |
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You | Harry "Sweets" Edison (leader) |
Stuff Smith | Stuff Smith (leader) |
Soft Sands |
The Oscar Peterson Trio with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge and Jo Jones at Newport | live, with Sonny Stitt, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones |
Ella and Louis Again | Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (leader) |
Going for Myself | Lester Young and Harry Edison (leader) |
Jazz Giants '58 | with Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Harry "Sweets" Edison |
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio | with Stan Getz |
Only the Blues | Sonny Stitt (leader) |
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson | with Louis Armstrong |
Soulville | Ben Webster (leader) |
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins | Coleman Hawkins (leader) |
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster |
Coleman Hawkins and Confrères |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book | Ella Fitzgerald (leader) |
At the Opera House | live, Ella Fitzgerald (leader) |
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House | live, Stan Getz, J. J. Johnson (leader) |
1958 | Oscar Peterson at the Concertgebouw | live with Herb Ellis |
Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert | live, Ella Fitzgerald (leader) |
Smooth Operator | Dorothy Dandridge (leader) |
This Is Ray Brown | Ray Brown (leader) |
On the Town with the Oscar Peterson Trio | live |
My Fair Lady | |
1959 | Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio | with Sonny Stitt |
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra | |
The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harry Warren Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays the Vincent Youmans Songbook | |
Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy & Bess | |
Swinging Brass with the Oscar Peterson Trio | |
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson | with Ben Webster |
1960 | Fiorello! | |
1961 | The Trio: Live From Chicago | live at the London House, Chicago |
1962 | The Sound of the Trio | live at the London House, Chicago |
Very Tall | with Milt Jackson |
West Side Story | |
Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! | |
Affinity | |
1963 | Night Train | |
Bill Henderson with the Oscar Peterson Trio | with Bill Henderson |
Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle | with Nelson Riddle |
1964 | The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays | | |
The Oscar Peterson Trio In Tokyo 1964 | live | |
Ljubljana 1964 | recorded live on July 29, 1964, released in 1996 | Promo Sound AG |
Oscar Peterson Trio + One | with Clark Terry | Mercury |
Canadiana Suite | | Limelight |
We Get Requests | | Verve |
1965 | I/We Had a Ball | 1 track | Limelight |
Eloquence | |
With Respect to Nat | |
More Swinging Standards | | Verve |
1966 | Blues Etude | | Limelight |
Soul Español | |
Put On a Happy Face | live at the London House, Chicago | Verve |
1967 | Something Warm | live at the London House, Chicago |
The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World | live | Pablo |
Thoroughly Modern 'Twenties | compililation | Verve |
1968 | Exclusively for My Friends: The Lost Tapes | recorded 1967–1968, released 1995 | MPS |
Exclusively for My Friends | 4/8CD box-set |
Action | recorded 1964 |
Girl Talk | recorded 1965, 1967–1968 |
The Way I Really Play |
My Favorite Instrument | |
Mellow Mood | |
Travelin' On | |
1969 | Motions and Emotions | |
Hello Herbie | |
1970 | Tristeza on Piano | |
Walking the Line | |
Another Day | |
Tracks | |
1971 | In Tune | with The Singers Unlimited |
Reunion Blues | with Milt Jackson |
Great Connection | |
1972 | During This Time | with Ben Webster | Art of Groove |
The Oscar Peterson Trio in Tokyo | live | Denon |
Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 | live, various artists | Pablo |
Solo | |
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 | |
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 | |
1973 | The Trio | Live with Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group |
The Good Life | Live as above |
1974 | Terry's Tune | |
Basie and Friends | Count Basie |
Oscar Peterson in Russia | live |
Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie | with Dizzy Gillespie |
Oscar Peterson and the Trumpet Kings – Jousts | live, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist |
Satch and Josh | with Count Basie |
The Giants | with Joe Pass, Ray Brown, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist |
Oscar Peterson and Roy Eldridge | with Roy Eldridge |
Oscar Peterson and Harry Edison | with Harry "Sweets" Edison |
1975 | Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel | with Joe Pass |
Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry | with Clark Terry |
Ella and Oscar | with Ella Fitzgerald |
Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From | with Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie |
Happy Time | Roy Eldridge (leader) |
Oscar Peterson and Jon Faddis | with Jon Faddis |
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers | Zoot Sims (leader) |
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux | live |
The Trumpet Kings at Montreux '75 | live, with Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry |
The Milt Jackson Big 4 at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 | live, with Milt Jackson |
The Tenor Giants Featuring Oscar Peterson | live, with Zoot Sims, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis |
1976 | Porgy and Bess | with Joe Pass |
I Got Rhythm | | RCA |
Rockin' in Rhythm | |
1977 | Roy Eldridge 4 – Montreux '77 | live, Roy Eldridge (leader) | Pablo |
Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77 | live, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist |
The Pablo All-Stars Jam – Montreux '77 | live, various artists |
Oscar Peterson and the Bassists – Montreux '77 | live, Various Artists |
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 | live with Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis |
Satch and Josh...Again | with Count Basie |
1978 | Night Rider | with Count Basie |
Count Basie Meets Oscar Peterson – The Timekeepers | with Count Basie |
Yessir, That's My Baby | with Count Basie |
How Long Has This Been Going On? | Sarah Vaughan (leader) |
Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More | Sarah Vaughan (leader), released 2000 |
The Paris Concert | live |
The London Concert | live |
1979 | The Silent Partner | film score |
Ain't Misbehavin' | Clark Terry (leader) |
Night Child | with Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Louie Bellson |
Skol | with Stephane Grappelli, Joe Pass, Mickey Roker |
Digital at Montreux | live |
1980 | The Personal Touch | |
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 | with Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry |
The Alternate Blues | Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry (leader) |
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 | live |
1981 | A Royal Wedding Suite |
Nigerian Marketplace | live |
Ain't But a Few of Us Left | with Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Grady Tate |
1982 | Freedom Song | live |
Face to Face | with Freddie Hubbard |
Oscar Peterson with Clark Terry | with Clark Terry |
1983 | Two of the Few | with Milt Jackson |
Jazz at the Philharmonic – Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo 1983: Return to Happiness | live, various artists |
A Tribute to My Friends |
If You Could See Me Now | |
1985 | Hark | Buddy DeFranco (leader) |
1986 | Oscar Peterson Live! | live |
Time After Time | Live as above |
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson | with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Harry "Sweets" Edison |
Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson | with Benny Carter |
1987 | Oscar Peterson Plays Jazz Standards | (CD, compilation) | Verve |
Compact Jazz | compilation of recordings 1964–1966 [830 698–2] | Mercury |
1990 | Live at the Blue Note | live, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Soloist | Telarc |
1991 | Saturday Night at the Blue Note | live, won Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group |
1992 | Last Call at the Blue Note | live |
In the Key of Oscar | 5 tracks recorded live at the Bermuda Onion, Toronto, 11 June 1991 + 7 electronic selections | Vocal Vision Productions Inc. |
1993 | Encore at the Blue Note | live | Telarc |
En Concert Avec Europe1 | Live Paris recordings from 1961, 1963–66 & 1969. 12 tracks feature Brown/Thigpen. Others include Bobby Durham, Louise Hayes, Sam Jones and Roy Eldridge on two tracks. | RTÉ / Trema |
1994 | Side by Side | with Itzhak Perlman | Telarc |
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players | Ray Brown (leader) |
1995 | The More I See You | with Benny Carter, Clark Terry, Ray Brown |
An Oscar Peterson Christmas |
1996 | Oscar Peterson Meets Roy Hargrove and Ralph Moore | with Roy Hargrove, Ralph Moore |
Oscar in Paris | Live |
The London House Sessions | compilation of the London House concerts, released 1996 | Polygram |
1997 | A Tribute to Oscar Peterson – Live at the Town Hall | Live | Telarc |
Live at CBC Studios, 1960 | recorded live 27 January 1960, with Brown and Thigpen | Just A Memory Records |
1998 | Oscar and Benny | with Benny Green | Telarc |
1999 | Summer Night in Munich | live |
The Very Tall Band: Live at the Blue Note | live |
2000 | Trail of Dreams: A Canadian Suite | A Jazz suite with strings conducted by Michel Legrand |
2004 | A Night in Vienna | live | Verve |
2006 | Fly me to the Moon | Oscar Peterson (Piano), Ray Brown, Sam Jones, George Mraz, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Bass), Ed Thigpen, Bob Durham, Ray Price, Louis Hayes (Drums), Milt Jackson (Vibraphone) | Verve |
2007 | The Very Tall Band: What's Up? | live | Telarc |
2015 | Oscar Peterson Trio Live in Cologne 1963 | Oscar Peterson (Piano), Ray Brown (Bass), Ed Thigpen (Drums)- Recorded live April 27th, 1963 | Jazzline WDR The Cologne Broadcast N77018 |