Oscar Pettiford
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Oscar Pettiford was an influential American jazz bassist and cellist, renowned as a pioneer of bebop and a key figure in modern jazz ensembles of the 1940s and 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oscar Pettiford canonical | 2 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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cellist ⓘ composer ⓘ double bassist ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Blakey
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Ben Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Coleman Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Herman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | polio ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-09-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Pettiford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Oscar Collins Pettiford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Oscar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Mingus
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Paul Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ modern jazz bass playing ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass
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cello ⓘ double bass ⓘ |
| movement | modern jazz ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
was a key figure in New York bebop jam sessions in the 1940s
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was one of the first jazz musicians to record on cello in a bebop context ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early bebop bassist
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pioneering the use of the cello in jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Another One (album)
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Bohemia After Dark (as sideman) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Pettiford (1954 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Pettiford Sextet (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi, Vol. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| performedAt |
52nd Street jazz clubs in New York
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Minton's Playhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Copenhagen, Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ABC-Paramount Records
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Debut Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Copenhagen
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New York City ⓘ |
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