Ol’ Man River

~ Recording by The Oscar Peterson Trio

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
7.11Ol’ Man River3:22The Oscar Peterson TrioThe Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (1951–1953)The Oscar Peterson TrioAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-11-25
Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)MD7-241

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-12-07)
double bass [bass]:Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1953-12-07)
guitar:Barney Kessel (on 1953-12-07)
piano:Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1953-12-07)
recording of:Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1953-12-07)

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)