The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet Explained

The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Type:Studio
Artist:Oscar Pettiford
Cover:The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet.jpg
Released:1954
Recorded:December 29, 1953
New York City
Genre:Jazz
Label:Debut
DLP 8
Producer:Leonard Feather
Chronology:Oscar Pettiford
Next Title:Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Next Year:1954

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

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". In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote: "This 1953 date is a highly-arranged, lightly-swinging affair that features nice soloing".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford, except where noted.

  1. "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" – 4:44
  2. "Tamalpais Love Song" – 3:52
  3. "Jack, the Fieldstalker" – 4:34
  4. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) – 4:14
  5. "Low and Behold" – 3:27

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/catalog-lp-ep-series/#dlp-8 Debut Records Catalog: LP, EP series
  2. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Début Label discography, accessed April 28, 2016
  3. 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
  4. Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, May 2000