The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi
| The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi | ||||
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| Studio album by Oscar Pettiford | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded |
June 11, 12 & 19, 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
ABC-Paramount ABC 135 | |||
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The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1956 and first issued on the ABC-Paramount label.[1] The album was reissued on CD on Impulse! Records as Deep Passion in 1994 combined with The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two.[2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except as indicated
- "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" - 3:04
- "The Gentle Art of Love" - 3:41
- "Not So Sleepy" (Mat Matthews) - 4:58
- "Speculation" (Horace Silver) - 4:10
- "Smoke Signal" (Gigi Gryce) - 4:22
- "Nica's Tempo" (Gryce) - 3:53
- "Deep Passion" (Lucky Thompson) - 3:45
- "Sunrise-Sunset" - 4:03
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 4:08
- "Two French Fries" (Gryce) - 2:52
- Recorded in New York City on June 11, 1956 (tracks 6 & 7), June 12, 1956 (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 9) and June 19, 1956 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 10)
Personnel
- Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello
- Art Farmer, Ernie Royal - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
- David Amram, Julius Watkins - French horn
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, arranger
- Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone, arranger
- Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, flute
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
- Janet Putnam - harp (tracks 1-5)
- Tommy Flanagan - piano
- Whitey Mitchell - bass (track 5)
- Osie Johnson- drums
References
- ↑ Edwards, D., Eryies, P. & Callahan, M. ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 1: ABC-100 to 199 (1955-1957), accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Impulse! Records Discography: 1956-1959 accessed April 28, 2016
- 1 2 Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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