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.[1] The material on the original album was rereleased on Prestige in 1963 with additional recordings as The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Album.[2]

Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Studio album by Oscar Pettiford
Released	1954
Recorded	March 21, 1954 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Vogue Swing M 33.326
Oscar Pettiford chronology
The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (1953) Oscar Pettiford Sextet (1954) Oscar Pettiford (1954)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Henri Renaud except where noted.

1. "Burt's Pad" - 9:45
2. "Marcel the Furrier" - 5:59
3. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 5:08
4. "E-Lag" (Gerry Mulligan) - 2:33
5. "Rhumblues" (Jane Feather) - 4:27
6. "Ondine" (Leonard Feather) - 3:08
7. "Burt's Pad" [alternate take] - 6:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "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

References