Oscar Pettiford Sextet Explained

Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Oscar Pettiford
Cover:	Oscar Pettiford Sextet.jpg
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Released:	1954
Recorded:	March 21, 1954 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Vogue Swing M 33.326
Chronology:	Oscar Pettiford
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Prev Year:	1953
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Next Year:	1954

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

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Henri Renaud except where noted.

1. "Burt's Pad" - 9:45
2. "Marcel the Furrier" - 5:59
3. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:08
4. "E-Lag" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:33
5. "Rhumblues" (Jane Feather) - 4:27
6. "Ondine" (Leonard Feather) - 3:08
7. "Burt's Pad" [alternate take] - 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "E-Lag" (Mulligan) [alternate take] - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Oscar Pettiford - cello, bass
• Kai Winding - trombone
• Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
• Henri Renaud - piano
• Tal Farlow - guitar
• Max Roach - drums

Notes and References

1. Flinterman, R. A Comprehensive Guide to French Vogue, accessed April 28, 2016
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7800-series/#pr-7813 Prestige Records Catalog: 7800 series