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Oscar Pettiford
Jazz Basist and Cellist
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The Videos
Music featuring Oscar Pettiford, all in one place
Skyliner
Skyliner was one of Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra's big hits, found in his album that displays songs from 1940-1945.
The Man I love
The Man I Love was a smash hit. It was recorded in New York, 23/12/1943
Boogie Woogie on Saint Louis Blues
Boogie Woogie is one of Earl Hines' biggest hits, recorded in Chicago, 13/2/1940.
Blue Skies
Blue skies was recorded in New York, 17/4/1944. Ben Webster's unique tenor sax playing is evident in this peice.
Worried Life
This hit was one of Oscar's hits featuring Dizzie Gillespie on trumpet and Henry "Rubber Legs William" Williamson on vocals, recorded New York, 9/1/1945
A scene from The Crimson Canary
Here you can see Oscar and Hawkins playing in the hit 1945 movie, The Crimson Canary.
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