Basically Duke

Basically Duke is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the Bethlehem label as a 10-inch LP.Bethlehem Records discography accessed April 28, 2016Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Bethlehem Discography, Part 1: CP-1/BCP-1000 10-inch LP Series (1954-1955), accessed April 28, 2016

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted. "Jack the Bear" (Duke Ellington) - 3:15 "Tamalpais" - 3:33 "Swing Until the Girls Come Home" - 3:54 "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 2:56 "Chuckles" (Clark Terry) - 2:42 "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) - 3:10

Personnel Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello Clark Terry, Joe Wilder - trumpet Jimmy Cleveland - trombone Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone Dave Schildkraut - alto saxophone Danny Bank - baritone saxophone Earl Knight - piano Osie Johnson- drums

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