Hannibal Marvin Peterson Discography
1968 (age 20)
Marvin Peterson And The Soulmasters
Marvin Peterson, trumpet, vocal; Cleveland Gay, trombone; Mike Campbell, alto sax; Tim Peterson, tenor, alto sax, flute; Eugene "Gov" Carrier, organ, tambourine; Eugene "Spare Time" Murray, Richard "Dick" Thompson, bass; Emry "Wild Child" Thomas, drums.
The Burning Bush, Denton, TX, November, 1968
| Groove For Otis | Century Records 32768 | |
| Five Foot Even | - | |
| Conversation | - | |
| Our Groove | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| I Can't Stand It | - |
* Century Records 32768 Marvin Peterson And The Soulmasters In Concert 1969
1974
Hannibal Marvin Peterson And The Sunrise Orchestra
Hannibal, trumpet, koto; Art Webb, piccolo, flute; Diedre Murray, cello; Michael Cochran, piano; Richard Davis, bass; Billy Hart (Jabali), drums; Lawrence Killian, congas, bell tree; Barbara Burton, tympani, percussion, drums, bombs, piano #3; Teule Hart, percussion #3; Marvin Tuten, percussion, sitar, bombs; Alpha Johnson, vocal; Waheeda Massey, vocal #1; + Violins: Stanley Hunte, Myung Hi Kim, Rynae Rocha, violin; John Blake, solo violin; + Violas: Judith Graves, Julius Miller, viola; David Amram, conductor.
Blue Rock Studio, NYC, released 1974
| 1. | Movement 1. Forest Sunrise: Rhythm Ritual / Song Of Life | Sunrise Records 1944 |
| 2. | Movement 2. The Bombing: Prelude | - |
| 3. | Movement 3. Prayer | - |
| 4. | Movement 4. Aftermath: The Ascending Of The Soul | - |
| 5. | Movement 5. Finale | - |
* Sunrise Records 1944 Hannibal Marvin Peterson And The Sunrise Orchestra - Children Of The Fire 1974
1975
Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra
Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet, koto, vocal; Diedre Murray, cello; Michael Cochrane, piano; Stafford James, bass; Thabo Michael Carvin, drums, percussion, vocal, whistle, tympani; + Chris Hart, bells, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July 1 and 2, 1975
| The Rabbit | MPS/BASF (G) 20 22669-7 | |
| Revelation | - | |
| Misty | - | |
| The Voyage | - | |
| Soul Brother - In Dedication To Malcolm X | - |
* MPS/BASF (G) 20 22669-7 Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra - Hannibal 1975
1976
Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra
Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet, koto, bells; Diedre Murray, cello; Michael Cochrane, piano; Stafford James, bass; Thabo Michael Carvin, drums.
live in Lausanne, Switzerland, February, 1976
| My Favorite Things | Baystate (J) RVJ-6011 | |
| Grandma Suzie | - | |
| Episode Zero | - | |
| The Light | - |
* Baystate (J) RVJ-6011 Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra - Live In Lausanne 1978
Hannibal Sextet
Hannibal, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax; Diedre Murray, cello; Michael Cochrane, piano; Steve Neil, bass; Allen Nelson, drums.
Berlin Jazz Festival, The Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, November 3, 1976
| The 23rd Psalm | MPS (G) 68.152 | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - | |
| Bessie's Blues | - | |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | - | |
| My Favorite Things | - |
* MPS (G) 68.152 Hannibal In Berlin 1977
1977
Hannibal Quintet
Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, trumpet; George Adams, flute, tenor sax; Diedre Murray, cello; Steve Neil, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.
Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France, July 20, 1977
| Ro | Enja (G) 3011 | |
| Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | - |
* Enja (G) 3011; Inner City IC 3020 Hannibal In Antibes 1978
= Enja (G) CD 3011-2 - 1996
1978 (age 30)
Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra
Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet, koto, bells; Diedre Murray, cello; Michael Cochrane, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; David Lee, drums, percussion; + Frank Wright, bass clarinet #5; Roland Love, Stanley Robinson, congas #2,5; Marcella Allen, voice #2,5.
Downtown Sound, NYC, April 30, and May 2, 1978
| 1. | To Find The Path | Baystate (J) RVJ-6023 |
| 2. | To Search The Inner World | - |
| 3. | From Blindness Traveling | - |
| 4. | From Strength And Wisdom Enough | - |
| 5. | The Light | - |
* Baystate (J) RVJ-6023 Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra - The Light 1978
Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra
Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Diedre Murray, cello; Kenneth Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Billy Hart, drums.
Mediasound, NYC, released 1978
| Naima | Eastworld (J) EWLF-98004 | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | - |
* Eastworld (J) EWLF-98004 'Hannibal' Marvin Peterson - Naima 1978
1979
Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra
Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Diedre Murray, cello; Michael Cochrane, piano; Errol Walters, bass; Makaya Ntshoko, drums.
Media Studio, Tokyo, Japan, January 16, 1979
| Even Steven | Baystate (J) RVJ-6043 | |
| Dahomey Dance | - | |
| St. Louis Blues | - | |
| Well You Needn't | - | |
| Misty | - |
* Baystate (J) RVJ-6043 Hannibal Marvin Peterson - Tribute 1979
Hannibal And The Sunrise Orchestra
Hannibal Lokumbe, trumpet, background vocal; Diedre Murray, cello, vocal arranger, director, producer; Michael Cochrane, piano; T.M. Stevens, electric bass; Billy (Jabali) Hart, drums; + Paula Washington, flute; Art Webb, alto flute; The Drum Song Society, percussion; Mensa Wali, African percussion, Obari's horn/African trumpet; Branice McKenzie, lead vocal, background vocal, solo vocal #2,4; Pat Peterson, lead vocal, background vocal, solo vocal #3.
Downtown Sound, NYC, 1979
| 1. | Now Stand | John Hammond World Of Jazz unnumbered |
| 2. | A Sacred Multitude | - |
| 3. | Returning To The Ways | - |
| 4. | Of Live And Love And God | - |
| 5. | The Tribe | - |
* John Hammond World Of Jazz unnumbered Hannibal Peterson - The Tribe 1978
= Kindred Spirits (Du) KSFS4LP Hannibal - The Tribe 2013
1981
Hannibal Sextet And The Harlem Boys Choir
Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson, trumpet; George Adams, tenor sax; Diedre Murray, cello; Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums; and Pat Peterson, vocal; The Harlem Boys Choir, Walter Turnbull, choir director.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC;
Church Of Intercession, NYC, February 15 and 19, 1981
| The Angels Of Atlanta | Enja (G) 3085 | |
| The Story Teller | - | |
| The Inner Voice | - | |
| Mother's Land | - | |
| Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | - |
* Enja (G) 3085 Hannibal - The Angels Of Atlanta 1981
= Enja (G) CD 3085-2 - 1994
Hannibal Quintet
Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Don Weller, tenor sax; Martin Blackwell, piano; Dave Green, bass; Bryan Spring, drums.
The 100 Club, London, England, November 2, 1981
| The Poem Song | Mole Jazz (E) MOLE 6 | |
| All Blues | - | |
| Misty | - | |
| Africa | - |
* Mole Jazz (E) MOLE 6 Hannibal - Poem Song 1981
1989 (age 41)
Hannibal's Fusion Group
Hannibal, trumpet; Diedre Murray, cello; Carl Bourelly, Clyde Criner, keyboards; Jean-Paul Bourelly, guitar; Ronnie Drayton, guitar #1; T.M. Stevens, electric bass #1; Marcus Miller, electric bass #3,5,7; Angus Nunes, electric bass #8; Clyde Criner, keyboard bass #2; Omar Hakim, drums; Leslie Ming, drums #1; Carl Bourelly, drum programming #1; Steve Thornton, percussion; Steve Mars, percussion #1; Warren Smith, percussion, bass marimba; Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hannibal, lead vocal; Sharon Brooks, Elena Germaine, Branice McKenzie, Ollie Rasberry, Drew Richards, background vocal; Rev. Calvin Butts, Kimberley Cohen, Cary Paul McBee, Cecil McBee, Louisa McBee, Nile Peterson, background vocal #5; Diedre Murray, background vocal arranger.
Sound Ideas Studios, NYC;
RPM Sound Studios, NYC;
Sound On Sound, NYC, released 1989
| 1. | Visions Of A New World | Atlantic 81973-1 |
| 2. | A Song Of Peace | - |
| 3. | A Mother's Love | - |
| 4. | Life Is More Than You Know | - |
| 5. | Free Mandela | - |
| 6. | Our Love Will Tell | - |
| 7. | Diamonds Without Fire | - |
| 8. | Fire In The Hole | - |
* Atlantic 81973-1 Hannibal - Visions Of A New World 1989
1990
Hannibal M. Peterson Meets Serene
Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Johannes Barthelmes, tenor sax; Michael Henning, piano; Fred Stern, bass; Michael Landmesser, drums.
Quasimodo Jazz-Club, Berlin, West Germany, January 28, 1990
| Annabelle Lee | Ear-Rational Records (G) ECD 1020 | |
| Mandelas Dream | - | |
| Welcome | - | |
| Free South Africa | - |
same session.
| Soul Brothers | Ear-Rational Records (G) ECD 1023 | |
| Hut Ab | - | |
| In A Sentimental Mood | - | |
| Um Sieben | - |
* Ear-Rational Records (G) ECD 1020 Hannibal M. Peterson Meets Serene - Kiss On The Bridge 1990
* Ear-Rational Records (G) ECD 1023 Hannibal M. Peterson Meets Serene - Crossing 1990
1993
Hannibal Sextet
Hannibal Peterson, trumpet; Joe Ford, alto, soprano sax; Michael Cochrane, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Cecil Brooks III, drums; Jeff Haynes, percussion.
M&I Recording Studios, NYC, September 3, 1993
| Nile's Song | Muse MCD 5523 | |
| God Bless The Child | - | |
| One With The Wind | - | |
| Misty | - | |
| Change Is Going To Come | - | |
| Glow | - | |
| Revelation | - | |
| Since She Went Away | - | |
| Echos | - |
* Muse MCD 5523 Hannibal - One With The Wind 1994
1995
African Portraits
Eye Plus One Drummers, African drummers; David "Honeyboy" Edwards, blues singer; Jevetta Steele, gospel singer; Alhaji "Papa" Bunka Susso, griot; Barton Green, tenor; David Van Abbema, Theodore Jones, baritone; Brian Smith, boy soprano; Doris Ward Workshop Chorale, Kennedy-King College Community Chorus, Morgan State University Choir, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim, conductor; Hannibal Lokumbe Quartet: Hannibal Lokumbe, trumpet; Ron Burton, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Cecil Brooks III, drums.
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL, May, 1995
| Act 1, The Drum And The Cross: Libation: Harvest, 16th Century West Africa, Griot: "Dafengba!" | Teldec (G) 4509-98802-2 | |
| Act 1, The Drum And The Cross: Chorus: "Duwa Beh" | - | |
| Act 1, The Drum And The Cross: Attack/Subjugation | - | |
| Act 1, The Drum And The Cross: The Middle Passage | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Auction: Potter's Mart, Charleston, South Carolina, 1833 | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Wailing Song (Ruben Gonzales, Violin) | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Victor Nelson's Cotton Field, Elgin, Texas, 1940 | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Music Man, Shaw, Mississippi, Delta Swamp, 1945 | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: The Three Deuces Club, 52nd Street, New York City, 1952 | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Chorus: "You Can Find A Way" | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: 400 Years Ago Today, Living Inside The Clear Glass Cell, Bensonhurst, New York, 1989 | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Redemption | - | |
| Act 2, The Land Of Milk And Honey: Epilogue, Kora | - |
* Teldec (G) 4509-98802-2 Hannibal, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Barenboim - African Portraits 1995
2009 (age 61)
Dear Mrs. Parks
Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano; Taylor Gardner, child soprano; Jevetta Steele, mezzo-soprano; Kevin Deas, bass; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, conductor; Rackham Symphony Choir, Suzanne Mallare Acton, choir director; Brazeal Dennard Chorale, Augustus O. Hill, choir director; Hannibal Lokumbe, composer.
Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI, March 6-8, 2009
| A Prayer For The World / The Over Soul Sends To Us | Naxos (Hongkonger) 8.559668 | |
| A Prayer For The World | - | |
| For We Have Walked The Streets Of Babylon, Forty Thousand Strong | - | |
| In Sacrifice | - | |
| For The Future | - | |
| Seeds Of The World | - | |
| Songs From Heaven Falling | - | |
| Like Luminous Rain Upon The Daughters Of Isis | - | |
| Giving Their Children The Will To Continue | - | |
| Singing A Prayer For The Souls Of The World | - |
* Naxos (Hongkonger) 8.559668 Hannibal Lokumbe, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins - Dear Mrs. Parks 2009