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Oscar Pettiford

A legendary master of the string bass, Oscar Pettiford (1922-60) starred with Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk before leading his own orchestra, on both bass and cello. Geoffrey Smith salutes a virtuoso renowned for his fluency, musicality and swing.

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Sun 5 Jun 2016 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Esquire Blues

    • Bass Hits.
    • TOPAZ.
    • 1.

  • Coleman Hawkins & Oscar Pettiford

    The Man I Love

    • Bass Hits.
    • TOPAZ.
    • 2.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Pluckin' That Thing

    • Bass Hits.
    • TOPAZ.
    • 5.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Be Bop

    • Bass Hits.
    • TOPAZ.
    • 16.

  • Duke Ellington

    Swamp Fire

    • Bass Hits.
    • TOPAZ.
    • 22.

  • Thelonious Monk

    It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

    • Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington.
    • Riverside.
    • 1.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Bohemia After Dark

    • Nonet & Octet.
    • Fresh Sound Records.
    • 10.

  • Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford, Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford

    Tricrotism

    • Lucky Thompson Meets Oscar Pettiford.
    • Fresh Sound Records.
    • 8.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Golden Touch

    • Quartet Quintet & Sextet in a Cello Mood.
    • Fresh Sound Records.
    • 15.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Somewhere

    • Complete Big Band Studio Recordings.
    • Phono.
    • 14.

  • Oscar Pettiford

    Little Niles

    • Complete Big Band Studio Recordings.
    • Phono.
    • 16.

  • Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford & Max Roach

    Freedom Suite

    • Freedom Suite.
    • Riverside.
    • 1.

Performers:

听Title:听听Esquire Blues 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Leonard Feather听
听 Album Title:听Bass Hits听
听 Label:听TOPAZ听Catalogue No:听TPZ1017听
听 Duration:听03鈥�15听
听 Performers:听Cootie Williams, trumpet; Ed Hall, clarinet; Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone; Art Tatum, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sid Catlett, drums.

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听 Title:听听The Man I Love 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin
听 Album Title:听Bass Hits听
听 Label:听TOPAZ听Catalogue No:听TPZ1017听
听 Duration:听05鈥�59
听 Performers:听Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone; Eddie Heywood, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shelly Manne, drums 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

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听 Title:听听Pluckin' That Thing 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Album Title:听Bass Hits听
听 Label:听TOPAZ听Catalogue No:听TPZ1017听
听 Duration听02鈥�30
听 Performers:听Bill Coleman, trumpet; Joe Eldridge, alto saxophone; Ike Quebec, tenor saxophone; Sammy Price, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Doc West, drums


听听Title:听听Be Bop 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Charlie Parker听
听 Album Title:听Bass Hits听
听 Label:听TOPAZ听Catalogue No:听TPZ1017听
听 Duration:听03鈥�08
听 Performers:听Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Don Byas, tenor saxophone; Clyde Hart, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Shelly Manne, drums


听听Title:听听Swamp Fire 听
听 Artist:听Duke Ellington听
听 Composers:听Hal Mooney听
听 Album Title:听Bass Hits听
听 Label:听TOPAZ听Catalogue No:听TPZ1017听
听 Duration:听02鈥�50听
听 Performers:听Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson, trumpet; Ray Nance, trumpet; Joe 鈥楾ricky Sam鈥� Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur de Paris, trombone; Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet; Al Sears, tenor saxophone; Harry Carney, baritone saxophone; Duke Ellington, piano; Fred Guy, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Sonny Greer, drums; Francis Williams, Harold Baker, trumpet


听听Title:听听It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
听 Artist:听Thelonious Monk听
听 Composers:听Duke Ellington听
听 Album Title:听Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington听
听 Label:听Riverside听Catalogue No:听OJC-30128听
听 Duration:听04鈥�30
听 Performers:听Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums


听听Title:听听Bohemia After Dark
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Oscar Pettiford, 听
听 Album Title:听Nonet & Octet听
听 Label:听Fresh Sound Records听Catalogue No:听FSRCD453听
听 Duration:听05鈥�33
听 Performers:听Donald Byrd, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer, trombone; Jerome Richardson, flute; Gigie Gryce, alto saxophone; Don Abney, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums


听听Title:听听Tricrotism听
听 Artist:听Lucky Thompson & Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Album Title:听Lucky Thompson Meets Oscar Pettiford听
听 Label:听Fresh Sound Records听Catalogue No:听FSR CD-424听
听 Duration:听 04鈥�35
听 Performers:听Lucky Thompson, tenor saxophone; Skeeter Best, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass


听听Title:听听Golden Touch 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Quincy Jones听
听 Album Title:听Quartet Quintet & Sextet in a Cello Mood听
听 Label:听Fresh Sound Records听Catalogue No:听FSRCD452听
听 Duration:听02鈥�30
听 Performers:听Julius Watkins, French horn; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Duke Jordan, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello & bass; Ron Jefferson, drums


听听Title:听听Somewhere 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Copeland
听 Album Title:听Complete Big Band Studio Recordings 听
听 Label:听Phono听Catalogue No:听870242听
听 Duration:听04鈥�00听
听 Performers:听Ray Copeland, Art Farmer, trumpet; Al Grey, trombone; Julius Watkins, Dave Amram, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto saxophone; Benny Golson, tenor saxophone; Jerome Richardson, flute; Sahib Shihab, baritone saxophone; Dick Katz, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Gus Johnson, drums


听听Title:听听Little Niles 听
听 Artist:听Oscar Pettiford听
听 Composers:听Randy Weston听
听 Album Title:听Complete Big Band Studio Recordings 听
听 Label:听Phono听Catalogue No:听870242听
听 Duration:听04鈥�40听
听 Performers:听Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Grey, trombone; Julius Watkins, Dave Amram, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto saxophone; Benny Golson, tenor saxophone; Jerome Richardson, flute; Sahib Shihab, baritone saxophone; Dick Katz, piano; Betty Glamann, harp; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Gus Johnson, drums


听听Title:听听Freedom Suite 听
听 Artist:听Sonny Rollins听
听 Composers:听Sonny Rollins听
听 Album Title:听Freedom Suite听
听 Label:听Riverside听Catalogue No:听OJCCD-067-2听
听 Duration:听 07鈥�55
听 Performers:听Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

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