Oscar Pettiford

Aliases: The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Oscar Pettiford His Cello and Orkette
Oscar Pettiford His Cello & Quartet
Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups
Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra
Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
Oscar Pettiford Orchestra
Born: September 30, 1922
Died: September 8, 1960
Country: United States
IPI: 00024167996 13 works
Affiliation: BMI
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.
Member of: The Manhattan Jazz Septette
Esquire All Stars
The Birdlanders
The Ellingtonians
Related: Milt Page

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Be-Bop	Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford	1945	(69 artists)
i	Blues in the Closet	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars	1954	(78 artists)
i	Chuckles	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	(4 artists)
i	Dancing Sunbeam	Lucky Thompson featuring Oscar Pettiford	December 1957	(2 artists)
i	Deep Passion	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	(2 artists)
i	Don't Squawk	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
i	Laverne Walk REC	Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford	1979	(39 artists) Originally by Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups REL
i	Laverne Walk REL	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups	1960	(39 artists) Originally by Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford REC
i	My Little Cello	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups	1960	Repertory Quartet
i	Oscalypso	Oscar Pettiford His Cello & Quartet	1950	(6 artists)
i	Somethin' for You	Oscar Pettiford and His 18 All Stars featuring Dizzie Gillespie and Don Byas	August 1946	The Miles Davis Sextet
i	Swingin' 'Till the Girls Come Home	Oscar Pettiford His Cello and Orkette	1951	(25 artists)
i	Tamalpais	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	(3 artists)
i	The Gentle Art of Love	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	(7 artists)
i	The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	1954	(6 artists)
i	The Plain but the Simple Truth	Lucky Thompson featuring Oscar Pettiford	December 1957	(5 artists)
i	Tricotism	Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet	1954	(87 artists)
i	Two Little Pearls	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups	1960	(10 artists)

Covers by Oscar Pettiford

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	All of You	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1992	Don Ameche PRF, Mel Tormé with Orchestra directed by George Cates REC,REL
i	All the Things You Are	Oscar Pettiford featuring Atilla Zoller	1975	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i	A Smooth One	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Benny Goodman and His Sextet
	Be-Baba-Le-Ba	Estelle Edson with Oscar Pettiford & All Stars	January 1946	Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra - Vocal Tina Dixon REC,BRD, Flennoy Trio - Vocal Tina Dixon REL, Helen Humes with Bill Doggett Octet
i	Bei mir bist du scoen	Oscar Pettiford	1951	Aaron Lebedeff and Lucy Levin
i	Blues in the Closet	Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke	1960	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
i	Blues in the Closet	Oscar Pettiford featuring Attila Zoller	1975	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars
i	Blue Skies	Ben Webster with Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, David Booth	1944	Belle Baker PRF, Imperial Dance Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Arthur Fields REC
i	Bohemia After Dark	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers
i	But Not for Me	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
i	Celia	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	Bud Powell
i	Confirmation	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
i	Honeysuckle Rose	Ben Webster with Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, David Booth	1944	Bert Stock and His Orchestra
i	I'm Beginning to See the Light	Oscar Pettiford	1952	Harry James and His Orchestra
i	Indiana	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Unverified
i	Interlude (Night in Tunisia)	Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Pettiford	March 1945	Dizzy Gillespie
i	I Remember Clifford	Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford	1979	Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
i	I Remember Clifford	The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra ‎	March 1958	Don Byrd - Gigi Gryce
	It Might as Well Be Spring	Gitte & Oscar Pettiford	1961	Jeanne Crain [dubbed by Louanne Hogan] BRD, Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	It's You or No One	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	Doris Day
i	Jack the Bear	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	John's Abbey	Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke	1960	Bud Powell
i	Ladybird	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1992	The Tadd Dameron Sextet
i	Laura	The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra ‎	March 1958	Alfred Newman
i	Little Niles	The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra ‎	March 1958	Randy Weston Trio Plus Cecil Payne
i	Mood Indigo	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	The Jungle Band [Duke Ellington]
i	My Ship	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	Hildegarde with Orchestra directed by Harry Sosnik REC, Bob Chester and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Betty Bradley REL, Gertrude Lawrence PRF
i	Nica's Tempo	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	Gigi Gryce Quartet
i	Now See How You Are	The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra ‎	March 1958	Mat Mathews
i	Perdido	Oscar Pettiford His Cello & Quartet	1950	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Perdido	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Poor Butterfly	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Elizabeth Spencer
	Rhythm in a Riff	Estelle Edson with Oscar Pettiford & All Stars	January 1946	Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra
i	Salted Peanuts	Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford	1945	Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
i	Salt Peanuts	Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke	1960	Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
i	Smoke Signal	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	Gigi Gryce Quartet & Orchestra
	Something to Live For	Ada Moore, Tal Farlow, John LaPorta, Oscar Pettiford	1954	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
i	Sonny Boy	Oscar Pettiford	1952	Al Jolson REC,BRD
i	Sophisticated Lady	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Speculation	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	Gigi Gryce Orchestra
i	Stardust	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	Stardust	Oscar Pettiford featuring Attila Zoller	1975	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	Stuffy	Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford	1979	Coleman Hawkins' Orchestra
	Summertime	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
	Summertime	Ada Moore, Tal Farlow, John LaPorta, Oscar Pettiford	1954	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	Take the "A" Train	Oscar Pettiford His Cello & Quartet	1951	Unverified
	The Man I Love	Ada Moore, Tal Farlow, John LaPorta, Oscar Pettiford	1954	Marion Harris REC, Adele Astaire PRF
i	The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
i	Time on My Hands	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	Paul Gregory & Marilyn Miller PRF, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble] REC,REL
i	Too Marvelous for Words	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars	1954	Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent REC, Ross Alexander [dubbed by James Newill] & Wini Shaw BRD
i	Undecided	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1992	John Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys
i	Vierd Blues	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	Miles Davis
i	Walkin'	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	Miles Davis All Star Sextet
i	Willow Weep for Me	Oscar Pettiford, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke	1960	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Willow Weep for Me	Oscar Pettiford and Jan Johansson	1960	Ted Fiorito & His Orchestra
i	Woody'n You	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1992	Coleman Hawkins and Orchestra
	Worried Life	Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra	1945	Sleepy John Estes, Big Maceo
	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Ada Moore, Tal Farlow, John LaPorta, Oscar Pettiford	1954	Ray McKinley and Some of The Boys

Songs written by Oscar Pettiford

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Blues in the Closet	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars	June 1953	Covered by (78 artists)
Bohemia After Dark	Oscar Pettiford	Kenny Clarke, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Nat Adderley, Paul Chambers	June 28, 1955	Covered by (51 artists)
Don't Squawk	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Covered by Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh
Gentle Art of Love	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	June 19, 1956	Covered by (7 artists)
Laverne Walk	Oscar Pettiford	Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford REC, Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups REL	October 25, 1959	Covered by (39 artists)
My Little Cello	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups	1960	Covered by Repertory Quartet
Oscalypso	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford His Cello & Quartet	September 13, 1950	Covered by (6 artists)
Something for You	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford and His 18 All Stars featuring Dizzie Gillespie and Don Byas	January 9, 1945	Covered by The Miles Davis Sextet
Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford His Cello and Orkette	April 28, 1951	Covered by (25 artists)
Tamalpais	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	Covered by (3 artists)
The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair	Oscar Pettiford	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	1954	Covered by (6 artists)
Tricotism	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet	1954	Covered by (87 artists)
Two Little Pearls	Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups	July 5, 1960	Covered by (10 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Another One	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Bethlehem Records
Basically, Duke	Oscar Pettiford	April 1955	Bethlehem Records
Debut Records' Jazz Workshop Volume Three	Ada Moore, Tal Farlow, John LaPorta, Oscar Pettiford	1954	Debut
In Hi-Fi	Oscar Pettiford Orchestra	1956	ABC-Paramount
Jazz Legacy - Baden Baden Unreleased Radio Tapes - Sessions 1958-60	Oscar Pettiford	1987	Delta [DE1]
My Little Cello	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups	1960	Debut [DK]
Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet	1954	Bethlehem Records
Stockholm Jazz Session Volume 1	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1992	SteepleChase
Stockholm Jazz Session Volume 2	Phineas Newborn, Benny Bailey, Oscar Pettiford, Rune Carlsson	1993	SteepleChase
The Early Days - In Scandinavia With Oscar Pettiford	Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford	1979	Rarities
The Essen Jazz Festival All Stars	Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke	1960	Debut [DK]
The Legendary Oscar Pettiford	Oscar Pettiford featuring Attila Zoller	1975	Black Lion
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet	1954	Debut
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi, Volume Two	The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra ‎	March 1958	ABC-Paramount
Vol. II	Lucky Thompson featuring Oscar Pettiford	December 1957	ABC-Paramount

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars	Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz All Stars	1954	Imperial [US1]

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Ah-Dee-Dong Blues	Oscar Pettiford	1952	Roost [Royal Roost]
Be-Baba-Le-Ba	Estelle Edson with Oscar Pettiford & All Stars	January 1946	Black & White
Bei mir bist du schoen	Oscar Pettiford His Cello and Orkette	1951	Mercer Records
Cello Again	Oscar Pettiford	1952	Roost [Royal Roost]
Honeysuckle Rose	Ben Webster with Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford, David Booth	1944	Savoy Records
Perdido	Oscar Pettiford His Cello & Quartet	1950	Mercer Records
Salted Peanuts	Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford	1945	Manor
Somethin' for You	Oscar Pettiford and His 18 All Stars featuring Dizzie Gillespie and Don Byas	August 1946	Manor
Swinging 'Till the Girls Come Home	Oscar Pettiford	1951	Swing
Three Little Words – Oscar Rides Again	Billy Taylor – Oscar Pettiford	February 1953	Brunswick
Worried Life	Oscar Pettiford and His Orchestra	1945	Manor

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	I Didn't Know About You	Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra	March 1945	Guild [US]
	Stormy Weather	Gitte	1961	His Master's Voice

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
I Get the Message, Volume 1 - The Genius of Oscar Pettiford	Richie Pardo Quartet	2010	Posterity Records [1]
Jim Richardson's Pogo Revisited	Jim Richardson featuring Alan Barnes	1997	Spotlite Records
Op	Tony Overwater - Maarten Ornstein, Wim Kegel, Ack van Rooijen, Ernst Reijseger	2000	Turtle Records [NL]
Oscalypso - Tribute to Oscar Pettiford	Erik Friedlander	October 22, 2015	Skipstone Records
Repertory Quartet Plays Mingus / Pettiford	Repertory Quartet	1999	Music Mecca
The Pendulum	Mike Richmond Cello Quartet	February 2017	SteepleChase
Two Oscars to Oscar	Erik Moseholm	1961	Hit Records [DK]

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