[Cover photo credit to Edward Gajdel]

Continuing the celebration of Oscar Peterson’s centennial this year, Mack Avenue Music Group and Two Lions Records have announced their most extensive collection of work yet from the pianist, titled World Tour, a limited edition, 6-LP 180-gram vinyl box set due out August 28, 2026.

The collection celebrates Peterson with five never-before-heard live performances and a TV studio recording, spanning nearly three decades, and it is accompanied by a 48-page hardcover book with never-before seen archival material, including Oscar’s own photography, poetry and personal remembrances from family, friends and fellow musicians.

The release is also available as a 4-CD set, paired with a 20-page booklet featuring notes from Kelly Peterson and Celine Peterson, plus tributes from his peers.

Kelly Peterson says of the release:

The process of choosing the material to include, the effort to ensure this set captures and expresses as much as possible, all that Oscar deserves, in celebration of this significant occasion, was a joyful time. This book is a Tour of Oscar’s World, designed to share a more personal view of Oscar with you. This is what we spent hours and days and weeks and months putting together. This is a tribute worthy of the man it represents. Along with photos of memorabilia, the book includes previously unpublished photos and poems from Oscar’s camera and pen.

The announcement of World Tour follows the release of Around The World last year. Around The World celebrates Peterson’s artistry through a series of solo, duo, and trio performances from 1969 to 1981 and features never-before-heard live concerts. 

World Tour offers “a more intimate and revealing portrait of the legendary pianist: from his vulnerabilities, to his passion and dedication, to even his family.”

The set features live concerts from Detroit, Michigan, Basel, Switzerland, Auckland, New Zealand, São Paulo, Brazil, and his home of Toronto, Canada and showcases his collaboration with other musicians as well as enormous fan responses to his stage presence.

Tracklist:
1. Old Folks (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
2. Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
3. Place St. Henri (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
4. Blues of the Prairies (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
5. Goodbye (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
6. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
7. City Lights (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
8. Reunion Blues (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
9. Medley: Body & Soul/Take the A Train/Mood Indigo/Rockin’ in Rhythm/C-Jam Blues/Things Ain’t What They Used To Be/Satin Doll/Caravan (Live at the Detroit Montreux Festival – August 30, 1980)
10. Kelly’s Blues (Live in São Paulo, Brazil – April 23, 1996)
11. Sushi (Live in São Paulo, Brazil – April 23, 1996)
12. The Lamp Is Low (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
13. Triste (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
14. I Concentrate On You (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
15. Tristeza (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
16. L’il Darlin’ (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
17. By The Time I Get To Phoenix (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
18. My Romance (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
19. Down Here On The Ground (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
20. L’Impossible (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
21. Let’s Fall In Love (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
22. You Look Good To Me (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
23. Billie’s Bounce (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
24. Fly Me To The Moon (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
25. Squeaky’s Blues (Live in Basel, Switzerland – November 8, 1969)
26. Soft Winds (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972)
27. On A Clear Day (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972)
28. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972)
29. Noreen’s Nocturne (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972) 
30. A Child Is Born / Here’s That Rainy Day (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972)
31. People (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972)
32. Cute (Live in New Zealand – April 12, 1972)
33. Mean To Me (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
34. L’il Darlin’ (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
35. Stella By Starlight (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
36. Benny’s Bugle (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
37. Sweet Georgia Brown (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
38. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
39. It’s A Grand Night For Swinging (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
40. Willow Weep For Me (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
41. Groovin’ High (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
42. My Man (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)
43. Salute to Duke Ellington: Take The A Train/Things Ain’t What They Used To Be/Lush Life/Satin Doll/Caravan (Live in Toronto, Canada – September 1980)