Oscar Pettiford (album) explained

Oscar Pettiford
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Oscar Pettiford
Cover:	Oscar Pettiford (album).jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1954
Recorded:	September 1954 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Bethlehem BCP 1003
Chronology:	Oscar Pettiford
Prev Title:	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Prev Year:	1953
Next Title:	Basically Duke
Next Year:	1954

Oscar Pettiford (also released as Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet) is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a 10-inch LP.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic site award the album 4 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.

1. "Sextette" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:56
2. "The Golden Touch" (Quincy Jones) - 2:33
3. "Cable Car" - 2:20
4. "Trictrotism" - 2:42
5. "Edge of Love" (Harold Baker, Richard Ables, Mort Goode) - 2:24
6. "Rides Again" - 2:33

Personnel

• Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello
• Julius Watkins - French horn
• Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
• Duke Jordan - piano
• Ron Jefferson- drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/bethlehem-records/catalog-extra-series-1000-series/#bcp-1003 Bethlehem Records discography
2. Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Bethlehem Discography, Part 1: CP-1/BCP-1000 10-inch LP Series (1954-1955), accessed April 28, 2016