The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet

The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Studio album by Oscar Pettiford
Released	1954
Recorded	December 29, 1953 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Debut DLP 8
Producer	Leonard Feather
Oscar Pettiford chronology
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (1954) Oscar Pettiford Sextet (1954)

The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in late 1953 and first issued on the Debut label as a 10-inch LP.[1][2] The material on the original album was rereleased on Fantasy in 1964 with additional material as My Little Cello.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson states: "most noteworthy of all is the quality of his compositions. 'Pendulum at Falcon's Lair' is a piece of world-class bebop writing, while 'Tamalpais Love Song' is almost classical in its structure, achieving a counterintuitive combination of complexity and simple beauty".[4] In JazzTimes, Duck Baker wrote: "This 1953 date is a highly-arranged, lightly-swinging affair that features nice soloing".[7]

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford, except where noted.

1. "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" – 4:44
2. "Tamalpais Love Song" – 3:52
3. "Jack, the Fieldstalker" – 4:34
4. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) – 4:14
5. "Low and Behold" – 3:27

Personnel

• Oscar Pettiford – cello (tracks 1 & 3–5), bass (track 2)
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Phil Urso – tenor saxophone
• Walter Bishop, Jr. – piano
• Charles Mingus – bass (tracks 1 & 3–5)
• Percy Brice – drums

References

1. Debut Records Catalog: LP, EP series accessed April 28, 2016
2. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Début Label discography, accessed April 28, 2016
3. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Fantasy Album Discography, Part 9: 6000/86000 Debut (Jazz) Series (1962-1971), accessed April 28, 2016
4. Anderson, Rick. The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 162. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1160. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
7. Baker, D. JazzTimes Review, May 2000