Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1922 (Okmulgee), Died September 8, 1960 (Copenhagen)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, cello, leader

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 96 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	101459		1/23/1957	Blues for Jean	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101460		1/24/1957	Hi-Fitz	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101461		1/24/1957	Moten swing	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101462		1/24/1957	Far East	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101463		1/25/1957	No love, no nothing	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101464		1/25/1957	Shake down the stars	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101465		1/25/1957	Pizzicato swing	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	101466		1/25/1957	Society jump	Nat Pierce Quintet	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	102957		7/23/1957	Nobody knows the trouble I've seen	The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, cello
Decca	103169		8/27/1957	White Christmas	The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler	instrumentalist, cello
Decca	103170		8/27/1957	How blue can you get	Chubby Kemp and the Ellingtonians	instrumentalist, cello
Decca	103171		8/27/1957	Set 'em up	Sara Ford and the Ellingtonians	instrumentalist, cello
Decca	105428		8/6/1958	Blues for the street-1	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105429		8/6/1958	[Unknown title(s)]	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105430		8/6/1958	[Unknown title(s)]	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105431		8/6/1958	Love is just around the corner	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105432?		8/6/1958	[Unknown title(s)]	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105433		8/7/1958	Lover man	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105434		8/7/1958	Mop mop	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105435		8/7/1958	Woody'n you	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105436		8/7/1958	'Round midnight	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	105437		8/7/1958	Lester leaps in	Tony Scott and the All Stars	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	T-1905	10-in.	12/8/1943	Voodte	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	T-1906	10-in.	12/8/1943	How deep is the ocean	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass
Signature	T-1907	10-in.	12/8/1943	Hawkins barrelhouse	Coleman Hawkins Orchestra	instrumentalist, string bass

(Results 51-75 of 96 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pettiford, Oscar," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104881.

Pettiford, Oscar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104881.

"Pettiford, Oscar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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Oscar Pettiford

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