Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford
Pettiford at the Aquarium, New York City, in 1946
Background information
Born(1922-09-30)September 30, 1922
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedSeptember 8, 1960(1960-09-08) (aged 37)
Copenhagen, Denmark
GenresJazz, bebop, third stream
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Double bass, cello
Years active1942–1960
LabelsDebut, Bethlehem, ABC

Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960)[1] was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.

Jazz bassist Christian McBride called Pettiford "probably the most important bass player of that bebop generation in terms of creating new language for the bass."[2]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1945/6. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ Nelson, Tim (September 30, 2022). "Born 100 years ago and raised in Minnesota, Oscar Pettiford changed the sound of American music". Minnesota Public Radio Archive. St. Paul, Minnesota. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

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