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

Songs written by Oscar Pettiford

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)