Pettiford, Oscar
Bethlehem, 2000, CD
Instrument: Guitar
Issue: 6.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score:
O’s Notes: Avenue Jazz presents this remastered masterpiece from Oscar Pettiford on double bass. He’s swinging hard on this 1956 recording, anchoring the rhythm section and even contributing melodic lines! A young Donald Byrd (t) and Jerome Richardson (s) highlight the brass section.