Oscar Pettiford Sextet

1954 studio album by Oscar Pettiford

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".^[3]

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

References

1. Flinterman, R. A Comprehensive Guide to French Vogue, accessed April 28, 2016
2. Prestige Records Catalog: 7800 series, accessed April 28, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Oscar Pettiford Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.