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As Charlie Christian created the modern electric guitar style, the story of modern bass begins with Jimmy Blanton. Both Christian and Blanton stepped onto the main jazz stage in 1939, with the bands of Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington respectively. Both men died of lung disease in their early twenties in 1942 and both men left indelible marks in the history of jazz in their short lives, during which they revolutionised the playing of their respective instruments by turning them into solo instruments. Oscar Pettiford was the man who inherited Jimmy Blanton’s role, when he became Duke Ellington’s bassist soon after Blanton’s death. Pettiford became an all-time king of jazz, the most talented jazz bassist of the BeBop era, his mobility on the bass was consistently amazing. His wonderfully propulsive bass playing told a story as only Oscar Pettiford could, but somehow one feels that, like Kenny Clarke, Oscar Pettiford has never truly been given his due.
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As Charlie Christian created the modern electric guitar style, the story of modern bass begins with Jimmy Blanton. Both Christian and Blanton stepped onto the main jazz stage in 1939, with the bands of Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington respectively. Both men died of lung disease in their early twenties in 1942 and both men left indelible marks in the history of jazz in their short lives, during which they revolutionised the playing of their respective instruments by turning them into solo instruments. Oscar Pettiford was the man who inherited Jimmy Blanton's role, when he became Duke Ellington's bassist soon after Blanton's death. Pettiford became an all-time king of jazz, the most talented jazz bassist of the BeBop era; his mobility on the bass was consistently amazing. His wonderfully propulsive bass playing told a story as only Oscar Pettiford could, but somehow one feels that, like Kenny Clarke, Oscar Pettiford has never truly been given his due.
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Great Oscar Pettiford Compilation
31 May 2008
Format:Audio CD
First, it should be noted that this box set contains much more than the 12 tracks listed. There are in fact 80 tracks on 4 discs spanning most of Pettiford's recording career, from 1943 to 1957. Pettiford is featured in a variety of settings from small groups led by himself, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie and others, to the big bands of Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Boyd Raeburn and Pettiford's own short lived big band. Also included are 43 pages of informative liner notes with a number of historical photos of OP.
This set is an incredible deal for someone who wants an in-depth introduction to one of the greatest jazz bassists. The only possible downsides are that those who already have started an Oscar Pettiford library may have a number of these tracks on other discs, and the fact that this collection does not contain any recordings from Pettiford's time in Europe from 1958 to his death in 1960. Fortunately, much of this material is available on other releases.
This set is an incredible deal for someone who wants an in-depth introduction to one of the greatest jazz bassists. The only possible downsides are that those who already have started an Oscar Pettiford library may have a number of these tracks on other discs, and the fact that this collection does not contain any recordings from Pettiford's time in Europe from 1958 to his death in 1960. Fortunately, much of this material is available on other releases.
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