Blues in the Closet

Recorded: Okland Auditorium, Okland, California June 27, 1953

Personnel: Oscar Pettiford - Cello

Harry Babasin - Cello

Arnold Ross - Piano

Joe Comfort - Bass

Alvin Stoller- Drums

Style: Bebop

Composer: Oscar Pettiford

Instrumentation: 2 cellos, piano, bass, drums

Rhythm: Fast swing in 4/4.

Melody: Plucking cellos (harmonising with each other), right hand piano (fills)

Harmony: Bass (providing a bass line), left hand piano (playing melodies/comping), drums (keeping the beat and giving the peice the bebop feel)

Form: AABA