Oscar Pettiford (album)

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Oscar Pettiford
Studio album by
Released1954
RecordedJanuary 1954
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelBethlehem
BCP 1003
Oscar Pettiford chronology
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
(1953)
Oscar Pettiford
(1954)
Basically Duke
(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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site award the album 4 stars.[3]

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bethlehem Records discography accessed April 28, 2016
  2. ^ Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Bethlehem Discography, Part 1: CP-1/BCP-1000 10-inch LP Series (1954-1955), accessed April 28, 2016
  3. ^ a b Another Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.