Oscar Pettiford Sextet is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1954 and first issued on the French Vogue label as a 10-inch LP.Flinterman, R. A Comprehensive Guide to French Vogue, accessed April 28, 2016 The material on the original album was rereleased on Prestige in 1963 with additional recordings as The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Album.Prestige Records Catalog: 7800 series, accessed April 28, 2016
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls it an "excellent session which features Pettiford on occasional bass solos and (on "Rhumblues") overdubbed on cello... easily recommended to bop collectors".
Track listing All compositions by Henri Renaud except where noted. "Burt's Pad" - 9:45 "Marcel the Furrier" - 5:59 "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:08 "E-Lag" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:33 "Rhumblues" (Jane Feather) - 4:27 "Ondine" (Leonard Feather) - 3:08 "Burt's Pad" [alternate take] - 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue "E-Lag" (Mulligan) [alternate take] - 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel Oscar Pettiford - cello, bass Kai Winding - trombone Al Cohn - tenor saxophone Henri Renaud - piano Tal Farlow - guitar Max Roach - drums
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