Fantasy · in the Kissa Kissa racks
My Little Cello
| Recorded | Dec 1953 |
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| Label | Fantasy |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 321255 |
The record
Pettiford doubling on cello alongside his bass work, with Mingus on hand and Julius Watkins' french horn adding rare color -- an early-50s Fantasy date that shows the era's boldest small-group instrumentation experiments.
Session personnel
- Charles Mingus — bass
- Oscar Pettiford — bass
- Percy Brice — drums
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Jan Johansson — piano
- Walter Bishop, Jr. — piano
- Phil Urso — tenor saxophone
- Louis Hjulmand — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1960 | Debut Records (3) · DEB-132 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Fantasy · 86010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | Fantasy · 6010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1976 | Debut Records · VIJ-5007M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | Debut Records · VIJ-5007M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| — | Fantasy — STEREO |
| — | America Records · 30 AM 6060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | Fantasy · F-86010 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | America Records · 30 AM 6060 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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