The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
| The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet | ||||
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| Studio album by Oscar Pettiford | ||||
| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded |
December 29, 1953 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Debut DLP 8 | |||
| Oscar Pettiford chronology | ||||
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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
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
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".[4] In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote "This 1953 date is a highly-arranged, lightly-swinging affair that features nice soloing".[6]
Track listing
All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except as indicated
- "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" - 4:44
- "Tamalpais Love Song" - 3:52
- "Jack, the Fieldstalker" - 4:34
- "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) - 4:14
- "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
References
- ↑ Debut Records Catalog: LP, EP series accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Début Label discography, accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ 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
- 1 2 Anderson, Rick. The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 162. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Baker, D. JazzTimes Review], May 2000