Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 30, 1922 (Okmulgee), Died September 8, 1960 (Copenhagen)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, cello
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D5VB-0949 | 10-in. | 11/26/1945 | I'm just a lucky so-and-so | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Al Hibbler | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D5VB-0951 | 10-in. | 11/26/1945 | The wonder of you | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Joya Sherrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2093 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Rockabye river | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2095 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Transblucency (a blue fog that you can almost see through) | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2096 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Just squeeze me (but don't tease me) | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2113 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Back home again in Indiana | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2114 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Blue is the night | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2115 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Lover man (Oh, where can you be?) | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano and female vocal solo | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2116 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Just you, just me | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2117 | 10-in. | 8/26/1946 | Beale Street blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Piano solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2130 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | Swamp fire | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2131 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | Royal garden blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Decca | 81296 | 7/20/1951 | If, if, if you were mine | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81297 | 7/20/1951 | I've got the blues for my baby | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81298 | 7/20/1951 | Trinidad Daddy | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 81299 | 7/20/1951 | The right kind of feeling | Gladys Bruce | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 83371 | 9/11/1952 | Oscar rides again-1 | Billy Taylor Quartet | instrumentalist, cello | |||
| Decca | 87917 | 5/9/1955 | Jack hammer drill | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 87918 | 5/9/1955 | Rocking the blues | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 87919 | 5/9/1955 | Too much moon | George Williams Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100172 | 6/7/1956 | King Porter stomp | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100173 | 6/7/1956 | Never, never land | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100174 | 6/7/1956 | Like listen | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100175 | 6/7/1956 | Since when | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100176 | 6/7/1956 | Love of my life | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100177 | 6/7/1956 | Rapid transit | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100178 | 6/7/1956 | Flute cocktail | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100179 | 6/7/1956 | A bat for K.C. | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100180 | 6/7/1956 | New Orleans | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100181 | 6/7/1956 | My shining hour | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100182 | 6/7/1956 | Thou sveldt | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100183 | 6/7/1956 | There will never be another you | Manhattan Jazz Septet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100240 | June 1956 | I'll buy that dream | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100241 | June 1956 | Maple leaf rag | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100242 | June 1956 | Slippery when wet | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100243 | June 1956 | You call it madness | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100244 | June 1956 | A trip to Nathan's | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100245 | June 1956 | Old Rev | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100246 | June 1956 | Sioux City six | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100247 | June 1956 | That's all | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100248 | June 1956 | I ain't got nobody | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 100249 | June 1956 | Rojiserro | Nat Pierce Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101456 | 1/23/1957 | If I'm lucky | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101457 | 1/23/1957 | Dicty | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101458 | 1/23/1957 | By the way | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101459 | 1/23/1957 | Blues for Jean | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101460 | 1/24/1957 | Hi-Fitz | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101461 | 1/24/1957 | Moten swing | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101462 | 1/24/1957 | Far East | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101463 | 1/25/1957 | No love, no nothing | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101464 | 1/25/1957 | Shake down the stars | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101465 | 1/25/1957 | Pizzicato swing | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 101466 | 1/25/1957 | Society jump | Nat Pierce Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 102957 | 7/23/1957 | Nobody knows the trouble I've seen | The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler | instrumentalist, cello | |||
| Decca | 103169 | 8/27/1957 | White Christmas | The Ellingtonians ; Al Hibbler | instrumentalist, cello | |||
| Decca | 103170 | 8/27/1957 | How blue can you get | Chubby Kemp and the Ellingtonians | instrumentalist, cello | |||
| Decca | 103171 | 8/27/1957 | Set 'em up | Sara Ford and the Ellingtonians | instrumentalist, cello | |||
| Decca | 105428 | 8/6/1958 | Blues for the street-1 | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105429 | 8/6/1958 | [Unknown title(s)] | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105430 | 8/6/1958 | [Unknown title(s)] | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105431 | 8/6/1958 | Love is just around the corner | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105432? | 8/6/1958 | [Unknown title(s)] | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105433 | 8/7/1958 | Lover man | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105434 | 8/7/1958 | Mop mop | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105435 | 8/7/1958 | Woody'n you | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105436 | 8/7/1958 | 'Round midnight | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 105437 | 8/7/1958 | Lester leaps in | Tony Scott and the All Stars | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Signature | T-1905 | 10-in. | 12/8/1943 | Voodte | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1906 | 10-in. | 12/8/1943 | How deep is the ocean | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1907 | 10-in. | 12/8/1943 | Hawkins barrelhouse | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1908 | 10-in. | 12/8/1943 | Stumpy | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1917 | 12/18/1943 | Lover come back to me | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Signature | T-1918 | 10-in. | 12/18/1943 | Indiana | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1923 | 10-in. | 12/23/1943 | Crazy rhythm | Coleman Hawkins Swing Four | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1924 | 10-in. | 12/23/1943 | Get happy | Coleman Hawkins Swing Four | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-19001 | 12/18/1943 | Blues changes | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Signature | T-19002 | 12/18/1943 | These foolish things | Coleman Hawkins Quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Signature | T-19005 | 12-in. | 12/23/1943 | The man I love | Coleman Hawkins Swing Four | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-19006 | 12-in. | 12/23/1943 | Sweet Lorraine | Coleman Hawkins Swing Four | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1800 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | That's kicks ; That's kicks (incomplete) | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1801 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | Pluckin' that thing | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1802 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | A boogie woogie notion | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1803 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | House rent boogie | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1804 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | Big Joe | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1805 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | Boogin' a plenty | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1806 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | Sweet Lorraine | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | N 1807 | 10-in. | 3/1/1944 | Honeysuckle rose | Sammy Price and his Bluesicians | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | F-1000 | 2/26/1944 | My fate is in your hands | Earl Hines Trio | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | F-1001 | 2/26/1944 | I've got a feeling I'm falling | Earl Hines Trio | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | F-1002 | 2/26/1944 | Honeysuckle rose | Earl Hines Trio | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | F-1003 | 2/26/1944 | Squeeze me | Earl Hines Trio | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pettiford, Oscar," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104881.
Pettiford, Oscar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104881.
"Pettiford, Oscar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Pettiford, Oscar, 1922-1960 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85098446
Wikidata: Oscar Pettiford - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q497183
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24788159
MusicBrainz: Oscar Pettiford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28f6d494-d44b-4bd3-aed9-1d4909875ca1
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