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]
| The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet | ||||
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| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | December 29, 1953 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Debut DLP 8 | |||
| Producer | Leonard Feather | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
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".[7]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Oscar Pettiford, except where noted.
- "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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b Anderson, Rick. The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 162. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1160. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, May 2000