Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford was (along with Charles Mingus) the top bassist of the 1945-1960 period, and the successor to the late Jimmy Blanton. In addition, he was the first major jazz soloist on the cello. A bop pioneer, it would have been very interesting to hear what Pettiford would have done during the avant-garde '60s if he had not died unexpectedly in 1960. After starting on piano, Pettiford switched to bass when he was 14 and played in a family band. He played with Charlie Barnet's band in 1942 as one of two bassists (the other was Chubby Jackson) and then hit the big time in 1943, participating on Coleman Hawkins' famous "The Man I Love" session; he also recorded with Earl Hines and Ben Webster during this period. Pettiford co-led an early bop group with Dizzy Gillespie in 1944, and in 1945 went with Coleman Hawkins to the West Coast, appearing on one song in the film The Crimson Canary with Hawkins and Howard McGhee. Pettiford was part of Duke Ellington's orchestra during much of 1945-1948 (fulfilling his role as the next step beyond Jimmy Blanton), and worked with Woody Herman in 1949. Throughout the 1950s, he mostly worked as a leader (on bass and occasional cello), although he appeared on many records both as a sideman and a leader, including with Thelonious Monk in 1955-1956. After going to Europe in 1958, he settled in Copenhagen where he worked with local musicians, plus Stan Getz, Bud Powell, and Kenny Clarke. Among Pettiford's better-known compositions are "Tricotism," "Laverne Walk," "Bohemia After Dark," and "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home."
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Discography
91 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet (Remastered 2013)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 27 aug. 2013
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Modern Quintet (Remastered 2013)
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 27 aug. 2013
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All that Jazz, Vol. 126: Duke Ellington at Carnegie Hall, 27th December 1947 (2020 Remaster)
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Al Hibbler, Oscar Pettiford
Jazz - Released by Jube Legends on 13 mrt. 2020
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All That Jazz, Vol. 141: The Man at the Bass in Studio and on Stage (Live)
Bebop - Released by Jube Legends on 1 okt. 2021
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Oscar Pettiford
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 1 mrt. 2015
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Oscar Pettiford
Jazz - Released by Bethlehem Records on 1 mrt. 2015
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The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Moderne jazz - Released by Mission Cat Music on 1 jan. 1953
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Oscar Pettiford (Baden-Baden 1959, Karlsruhe 1958)
Jazz - Released by SWR Jazzhaus on 15 mei 2020
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3 for Duke
Teddy Charles, Oscar Pettiford, Hall Overton
Moderne jazz - Released by Mission Cat Music on 1 jan. 1957
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In Denmark
Oscar Pettiford, Jan Johansson
Jazz - Released by Stunt Records on 1 jul. 2016
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Octet & Nonet
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 6 sep. 2007
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Vienna Blues: The Complete Session (Oscar Pettiford)
Jazz - Released by 1201 MUSIC on 29 feb. 1984
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Greatest Jazz Masters
Bebop - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 mei 2010
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The Unique Thelonious (Mono Version)
Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford, Art Blakey
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1958
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Accent on Trumpet
Ernie Royal, Billy Taylor, Oscar Pettiford, James Moody, Keny Clarke
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 1 feb. 2011
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In a Cello Mood
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 6 sep. 2007
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In Hi-Fi (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 3 jun. 2016
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Vienna Blues (Oscar Pettiford)
Blues - Released by 1201 MUSIC on 14 nov. 1997
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Basically Duke (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 3 jun. 2016
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo