Oscar Pettiford - Complete Big Band Studio Recordings (1956-57) (eac-log-cover)

Oscar Pettiford - Complete Big Band Studio Recordings (1956-57)

 The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi vol 1 & 2

jazz | 2lp on 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 510MB

Lone Hill Jazz 2005

Almusic:
(Deep Passion)
Two former LPs by big bands led by bassist Oscar Pettiford (who doubles on cello) are reissued in full on this single CD. The arrangements by Gigi Gryce, Lucky Thompson, and Benny Golson feature a lot of concise solos, an inventive use of the harp (either by Janet Putnam or Betty Glamann), and colorful ensembles. Among the many soloists are trumpeter Art Farmer, trombonists Jimmy Cleveland and Al Grey, the French horn of Julius Watkins, the tenors of Thompson or Golson, and the bassist-leader. This formerly rare music is highly recommended to straight-ahead jazz fans, for it is full of fresh material and subtle surprises.

Tracks
-01. "Nica's Tempo" - Gryce - 3:50
-02. "Deep Passion" - Thompson - 3:44
-03. "Smoke Signal" - Gryce - 4:18
-04. "Sunrise-Sunset" - Pettiford - 4:00
-05. "Not So Sleepy" - Matthews - 4:55
-06. "Perdido" - Drake, Lengsfelder, Tizol - 4:05
-07. "Speculation" - Silver - 4:08
-08. "Two French Fries" - Gryce - 2:52
-09. "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" - Pettiford - 3:03
-10. "The Gentle Art of Love" - Pettiford - 3:38
-11. "Now See How You Are" - Harris, Pettiford - 5:14
-12. "I Remember Clifford" - Golson - 4:45
-13. "Aw! Come On" - Pettiford - 3:57
-14. "Somewhere" - Bernstein, Copeland - 4:03
-15. "Laura" - Mercer, Raksin - 3:44
-16. "Little Niles" - Weston - 4:44
-17. "Seabreeze" - Douglas - 2:57
bonus tracks
-18. "The Gentle Art of Love Theme" - Pettiford - 1:00
-19. "Aw! Come On" - Pettiford) - 4:09
-20. "I Remember Clifford" (Golson) - 4:00
Total time: 76:58 min.
This CD contains the Complete 1956-1957 ABC albums:
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Vol. 2

Personnel: Oscar Pettiford, Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Flanagan, Lucky Thompson, Benny Golson, Osie Johnson, Gus Johnson and others.

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