Ol' Man River

~ Recording by Oscar Peterson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6Old Man River2:38Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern SongbookOscar PetersonAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)MG VS-6087
1.6Ol' Man River2:38Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern SongbookOscar PetersonAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)V6-2056
1.16Ol' Man River2:34Oscar PetersonYesterdays - The Jerome Kern SongbookVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-04-22
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)553312
1.6Ol' Man River2:38Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern SongbookOscar PetersonAlbum
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)B0012703-02
3.6Old Man River2:38Oscar PetersonEight Classic AlbumsOscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2010-09-12
Real Gone JazzRGJCD224
3.6Ol' Man River2:35Oscar PetersonThe Song Books (Classic Ray Brown bass, Ed Thigpen drums lineup.)Oscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2017
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)06007 5380367
1.42Ol' Man River2:35Oscar Peterson & The Oscar Peterson TrioA Summer Night: Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson & The Oscar Peterson TrioAlbum + Compilation
  • -2024-08-01
UMe Digital (all-digital download imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.48Ol' Man River2:35Oscar PetersonAutumn in New YorkOscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2024-09-19
FP

Relationships

bass:Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
drums (drum set):Ed Thigpen (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
piano:Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
recorded at:Universal Recording Studios (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09)
recording of:Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (from 1959-07-14 until 1959-08-09: instrumental)

Related works

Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)

lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
referred to in medleys:Lilla Amerika
later translated versions:Ol’ Man River (french lyrics)
part of:Show Boat (1951 film)
Show Boat: Act I
orchestrations:Ol’ Man River (orchestrated by R. Williams)