The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet Explained

The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Oscar Pettiford
Cover:	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet.jpg
Released:	1954
Recorded:	December 29, 1953 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Debut DLP 8
Producer:	Leonard Feather
Chronology:	Oscar Pettiford
Next Title:	Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Next Year:	1954

The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in late 1953 and first issued on the Debut label as a 10-inch LP.^{[1] [2]} The material on the original album was rereleased on Fantasy in 1964 with additional material as My Little Cello.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson states: "most noteworthy of all is the quality of his compositions. 'Pendulum at Falcon's Lair' is a piece of world-class bebop writing, while 'Tamalpais Love Song' is almost classical in its structure, achieving a counterintuitive combination of complexity and simple beauty". In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote: "This 1953 date is a highly-arranged, lightly-swinging affair that features nice soloing".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford, except where noted.

1. "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" – 4:44
2. "Tamalpais Love Song" – 3:52
3. "Jack, the Fieldstalker" – 4:34
4. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) – 4:14
5. "Low and Behold" – 3:27

Personnel

• Oscar Pettiford – cello (tracks 1 & 3–5), bass (track 2)
  • Julius Watkins – French horn Phil Urso – tenor saxophone
• Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
• Charles Mingus – bass (tracks 1 & 3–5)
• Percy Brice – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/catalog-lp-ep-series/#dlp-8 Debut Records Catalog: LP, EP series
2. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Début Label discography, accessed April 28, 2016
3. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Fantasy Album Discography, Part 9: 6000/86000 Debut (Jazz) Series (1962-1971), accessed April 28, 2016
4. Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, May 2000