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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The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra In Hi-Fi Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Hallmark am 01.01.2000
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The Essential Jazz Collection: Another One
Jazz - Erschienen bei Diamond Days am 05.05.2008
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Me Myself and My Songs (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Underground Inside Records am 24.06.2016
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Six Classic Albums (The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet / The Oscar Pettiford Sextet / Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet / Basically Duke / In Hi-Fi / In Hi-Fi Vol 2) [Remastered]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 20.05.2016
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Complete Jazz Series 1954 - 1955
Jazz - Erschienen bei Complete Jazz Series am 08.06.2009
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Basically Duke (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 03.06.2016
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The Manhattan Jazz Septette
Bebop - Erschienen bei Poppydisc am 30.03.1956
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Live in Copenhagen 1959-1960 (Live)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Music Today Records am 10.12.2015
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Oscar Pettiford (10' Album of 1954)
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 31.10.2019
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Empty Bed Blues
Oscar Pettiford, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Marsala Sextet, Boyd Raeburn, Georgie Auld
Pop - Erschienen bei Beat Repeat am 01.11.2020
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The Finest Of Oscar Pettiford
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Wynton Kelly - The Selection
Wynton Kelly, Oscar Pettiford, Lee Abrams
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Lucky Thompson Featuring Oscar Pettiford Vol 1
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Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 03.06.2016
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Oscar Pettiford Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei CoolNote am 01.01.2000
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Scorpio
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blooming Jazz Records am 01.10.2013
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Scorpio
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blooming Jazz Records am 27.11.2015
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Live Concert in Denmark 1959
Jazz - Erschienen bei Nostalgia Gold Records am 29.04.2016
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Listen My Shuffle (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Underground Inside Records am 08.07.2016
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