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The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedJune 11, 12 & 19, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelABC-Paramount
ABC 135
Oscar Pettiford chronology
Another One
(1955)
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi
(1956)
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two
(1957)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

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

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. ^ Impulse! Records Discography: 1956-1959 accessed April 28, 2016
  3. ^ a b Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2016.