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The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi Fi Volume Two

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Released
  
1958

Artist
  
Oscar Pettiford

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two (1957)
  
Winner's Circle (1957)

Release date
  
1958

Label
  
ABC Records

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Recorded
  
August 23 & 30 and September 6, 1957 New York City

Oscar Pettiford albums
  
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra, Another One, Les Jazz Modes, Deep Passion, My Little Cello

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two (also referred to as O.P.'s Jazz Men) is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1957 and first issued on the ABC-Paramount label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.

  1. "Now See How You Are" (Pettiford, Woody Harris) - 5:10
  2. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 3:40
  3. "Aw! Come On" - 3:55
  4. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) - 4:42
  5. "Somewhere" (Ray Copeland) - 4:00
  6. "Seabreeze" (Larry Douglas) - 2:54
  7. "Little Niles" (Randy Weston) - 4:40

Note

  • Recorded in New York City on August 23, 1957 (tracks 1, 3 & 4). August 30, 1957 (tracks 2 & 5) and September 6, 1957 (tracks 6 & 7)

    • Personnel

  • Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello
  • Ray Copeland, Kenny Dorham (tracks 6 & 7), Art Farmer (tracks 1-5) - trumpet
  • Al Grey - trombone
  • David Amram, Julius Watkins - French horn
  • Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, arranger
  • Benny Golson - tenor saxophone, arranger
  • Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, flute
  • Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone
  • Betty Glamann - harp (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
  • Dick Katz - piano
  • Gus Johnson- drums

    • References

    The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two Wikipedia
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