The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi explained

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in 1956 and first issued on the ABC-Paramount label.^[1] The album was reissued on CD on Impulse! Records as Deep Passion in 1994 combined with The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.

1. "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" - 3:04
2. "The Gentle Art of Love" - 3:41
3. "Not So Sleepy" (Mat Mathews) - 4:58
4. "Speculation" (Horace Silver) - 4:10
5. "Smoke Signal" (Gigi Gryce) - 4:22
6. "Nica's Tempo" (Gryce) - 3:53
7. "Deep Passion" (Lucky Thompson) - 3:45
8. "Sunrise-Sunset" - 4:03
9. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 4:08
10. "Two French Fries" (Gryce) - 2:52

• Recorded in New York City on June 11, 1956 (tracks 6 & 7), June 12, 1956 (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 9) and June 19, 1956 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 10)

Personnel

• Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello
• Art Farmer, Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
• David Amram, Julius Watkins - French horn
• Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, arranger
• Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone, arranger
• Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, flute
• Danny Bank - baritone saxophone
• Janet Putnam - harp (tracks 1-5)
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Whitey Mitchell - bass (track 5)
• Osie Johnson- drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Eryies, P. & Callahan, M. ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 1: ABC-100 to 199 (1955-1957), accessed April 28, 2016
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/discography-1956-1959/#560611 Impulse! Records Discography: 1956-1959