Artist: Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford
Aliases
Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
The Oscar Pettiford Quartet
Born
September 30, 1922
Died
September 8, 1960
Country
United States
Comments
Jazz double bassist, cello player and composer. Pettiford was a pioneer in bebop and the cello as a jazz instrument. He recorded extensively as both a sideman and a leader. Pettiford's father was half Cherokee and half African-American and his mother was a Choctaw.
Related
Milt Page
See also
My Old Flame
You and the Night and the Music

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Be-bop Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford 1945 (11 artists)
2 Blues in the Closet Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars 1954 (31 artists)
3 Tricotism Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet 1954 (11 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 All of You Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson 1992 Don Ameche
2 Blue Skies Ben Webster With Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, David Booth 1944 Belle Baker
3 Blues in the Closet Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke 1960 Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
4 Bohemia After Dark Oscar Pettiford 1956 Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
5 Honeysuckle Rose Ben Webster With Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, David Booth 1944 Bert Stock and His Orchestra
6 I'm Beginning to See the Light The Oscar Pettiford Quartet 1953 Harry James and His Orchestra
7 It Might as Well Be Spring Gitte & Oscar Pettiford 1961 Louanne Hogan
8 Ladybird Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson 1992 Tadd Dameron Septet
9 Salt Peanuts Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke 1960 Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
10 Salted Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford 1945 Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
11 Stardust Oscar Pettiford 1956 Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
12 Too Marvelous for Words Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars 1954 Ross Alexander
13 Undecided Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson 1992 John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
14 Willow Weep For Me Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke 1960 Ted FioRito & His Orchestra
15 Woody'n You Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson 1992 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
16 Worried Life Blues Rubberlegs Williams With Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra 1945 Big Maceo - Sleepy John Estes

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Blues in the Closet Oscar Pettiford (31 artists)
2 Bohemia After Dark Oscar Pettiford (20 artists)
3 Tricotism Oscar Pettiford (11 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Another One Oscar Pettiford 1956 Bethlehem Records
2 Essen Jazz Festival All Stars Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Coleman Hawkins 1960 Fantasy
3 Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet 1954 Bethlehem Records
4 Stockholm Jazz Session Volume 1 Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson 1992 SteepleChase

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Ah Dee Dong Blues The Oscar Pettiford Quartet 1953 Roost
2 Honeysuckle Rose Ben Webster With Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, David Booth 1944 Savoy
3 Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars 1954 Imperial Records
4 Salted Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford 1945 Manor
5 Worried Life Blues Rubberlegs Williams With Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra 1945 Manor

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Stormy Weather Gitte 1961 HMV [His Master's Voice]

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