Oscar Pettiford, Vinnie Burke - Bass by Pettiford / Burke (1955)

Oscar Pettiford, Vinnie Burke  - Bass by Pettiford / Burke (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 110MB

Betlehem / Avenue Jazz

Allmusic:
Although the great bassist Oscar Pettiford gets first billing, this CD actually has six selections from his quintet (with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, Julius Watkins on French horn, pianist Duke Jordan, and drummer Ron Jefferson) and eight from bassist Vinnie Burke's quartet (clarinetist Ronnie Oldrich, Don Burns on accordion, and guitarist Joe Cinderella). The Pettiford half is notable for including three of his compositions ("Tricrotism" is best known), utilizing the Rouse-Watkins front line (which would become the Jazz Modes during 1956-1958) and for Pettiford doubling on cello. The Burke group has the usual instrumentation exploring melodic versions of seven standards, plus the bassist's "Time Out." These two unrelated sessions are complementary, displaying the cooler side of 1950s bebop.

Tracks
-01. "Sextette" - Mulligan - 2:56
-02. "Golden Touch" - Jones - 2:33
-03. "Cable Car" - Clark, Pettiford - 2:20
-04. "Trictrotism" - Pettiford - 2:42
-05. "Edge of Love" - Ables, Baker, Goode - 2:24
-06. "Oscar Rides Again" - Pettiford - 2:33
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-07. "The Continental" - Conrad, Magidson - 2:51
-08. "For All We Know" - Coots, Lewis - 2:17
-09. "Yesterdays" - Harbach, Kern - 3:15
-10. "Imagination" - Burke, VanHeusen - 2:42
-11. "Time Out" - Battle, Burke, Burke, Durham - 2:41
-12. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" - Hammerstein, Romberg - 1:24
-13. "On the Alamo" - Jones, Kahn - 4:02
-14. "Honeysuckle Rose" - Razaf, Waller - 2:20

Personnel
Oscar Pettiford Quintet: Oscar Pettiford (cello, bass); Charles Rouse (tenor saxophone); Julius Watkins (French horn); Duke Jordan (piano); Ron Jefferson (drums).
Vinnie Burke Quartet: Vinnie Burke (bass); Ronny Odrich (clarinet); Don Burns (accordion); Joe Cinderella (guitar).

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