Oscar Pettiford Sextet
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| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | March 21, 1954 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Vogue Swing M 33.326 | |||
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Oscar Pettiford Sextet is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the French Vogue label as a 10-inch LP.[1] The material on the original album was rereleased on Prestige in 1963 with additional recordings as The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Album.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls it an "excellent session which features Pettiford on occasional bass solos and (on "Rhumblues") overdubbed on cello... easily recommended to bop collectors".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Henri Renaud except where noted.
- "Burt's Pad" - 9:45
- "Marcel the Furrier" - 5:59
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:08
- "E-Lag" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:33
- "Rhumblues" (Jane Feather) - 4:27
- "Ondine" (Leonard Feather) - 3:08
- "Burt's Pad" [alternate take] - 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "E-Lag" (Mulligan) [alternate take] - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
[edit]- Oscar Pettiford - cello, bass
- Kai Winding - trombone
- Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
- Henri Renaud - piano
- Tal Farlow - guitar
- Max Roach - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Flinterman, R. A Comprehensive Guide to French Vogue, accessed April 28, 2016
- ^ Prestige Records Catalog: 7800 series, accessed April 28, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Oscar Pettiford Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.