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Oscar Pettiford

United States1950s1940s

About Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.

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United States

Oscar Pettiford by Type

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Thumbnail for Oscar Pettiford Transcription Bass Solo on “I Let a Song Go Out from my Heart” by Oscar Pettiford, Nico1:05

Oscar Pettiford Transcription Bass Solo on “I Let a Song Go Out from my Heart”

Oscar Pettiford, Nico

SoloRare
Thumbnail for FUNKY JAZZ SESSIONS: Blues In The Closet By Oscar Pettiford on Six String Bass Guitar & Double Bass by Oscar Pettiford, Jazz bass, Y&T3:52

FUNKY JAZZ SESSIONS: Blues In The Closet By Oscar Pettiford on Six String Bass Guitar & Double Bass

Oscar Pettiford, Jazz bass, Y&T

AcousticRare

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  • Thumbnail for Oscar Pettiford Transcription Bass Solo on “I Let a Song Go Out from my Heart” by Oscar Pettiford, Nico1:05

    Oscar Pettiford Transcription Bass Solo on “I Let a Song Go Out from my Heart”

    Oscar Pettiford, Nico

    SoloRare
  • Thumbnail for Oscar Rides Again - Oscar Pettiford (JAZZ CELLO SOLO!) by Oscar Pettiford, Woody Herman, The Band, Duke Ellington, Ride, Y&T2:57

    Oscar Rides Again - Oscar Pettiford (JAZZ CELLO SOLO!)

    Oscar Pettiford, Woody Herman, The Band, Duke Ellington, Ride, Y&T

    1950sSoloRare

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  • Thumbnail for FUNKY JAZZ SESSIONS: Blues In The Closet By Oscar Pettiford on Six String Bass Guitar & Double Bass by Oscar Pettiford, Jazz bass, Y&T3:52

    FUNKY JAZZ SESSIONS: Blues In The Closet By Oscar Pettiford on Six String Bass Guitar & Double Bass

    Oscar Pettiford, Jazz bass, Y&T

    AcousticRare
  • Thumbnail for COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ORCHESTRA With DIZZY GILLESPIE: Disorder At The Border (Apollo 753, 10” 1944) by Oscar Pettiford, Mamie Smith, Max Roach2:53

    COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ORCHESTRA With DIZZY GILLESPIE: Disorder At The Border (Apollo 753, 10” 1944)

    Oscar Pettiford, Mamie Smith, Max Roach

    1940sStudioRare
  • Thumbnail for Laverne walk / Hiroshi Yamazaki/ Dmitri Kolesnik / Jake Robinson by Oscar Pettiford1:01

    Laverne walk / Hiroshi Yamazaki/ Dmitri Kolesnik / Jake Robinson

    Oscar Pettiford

    Rare

Oscar Pettiford by Decade

1940s1950s

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