Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Jazz bassist Christian McBride called Pettiford "probably the most important bass player of that bebop generation in terms of creating new language for the bass." |
Birth and Death Data: Born Okmulgee (city in Oklahoma, United States), Died September 8, 1960 (Copenhagen (capital and largest city of Denmark) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1943 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, cello, leader
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)
| 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-2094 | 10-in. | 7/9/1946 | Suddenly it jumped | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Jimmy Hamilton ; Taft Jordan ; Oscar Pettiford | 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-2126 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | My honey's lovin' arms | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Ray Nance | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Victor | D6VB-2129 | 10-in. | 9/3/1946 | St. Louis blues | Duke Ellington Orchestra ; Duke Ellington | Female vocal 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 | |
| Atlantic | 171 | 10-in. | 1/12/1949 | Pluto - you dog! | Oscar Pettiford Trio ; The Three Riffs | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | ||
| Atlantic | 172 | 10-in. | 1/12/1949 | I'll be there | Oscar Pettiford Trio ; The Three Riffs | instrumentalist, string bass, leader | ||
| Signature | T-1908 | 10-in. | 1939-1948 | Stumpy | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Mercury | 4979 | 10-in. | 1952 | Stay as sweet as you are | Beryl Booker Trio | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Mercury | 4980 | 10-in. | 1952 | Love is the thing | Beryl Booker Trio | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Signature | T-1906-1 | 10-in. | 1939-1948 | How deep is the ocean? | Coleman Hawkins Orchestra | 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pettiford, Oscar," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104881.
Pettiford, Oscar. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104881.
"Pettiford, Oscar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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External Sources
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LCNAR: Pettiford, Oscar, 1922-1960 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85098446
Wikidata: Oscar Pettiford - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q497183
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24788159
MusicBrainz: Oscar Pettiford - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/28f6d494-d44b-4bd3-aed9-1d4909875ca1
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/150174 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/150174
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