Jazzland · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Last Recordings By The Late Great Bassist
| Recorded | Jul 5-6, 1960 |
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| Label | Jazzland |
| Released | 1960 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 627162 |
The record
Recorded that final summer with Scandinavian sidemen, this session preserves Pettiford's big, singing tone just months before his death in September 1960. Johansson's piano and Hjulmand's vibraphone lend the date a cool, continental hue around a bassist still swinging hard.
Session personnel
- Oscar Pettiford — bass
- Jørn Elniff — drums
- Jan Johansson — piano
- Erik Nordström — tenor saxophone
- Allan Botschinsky — trumpet
- Louis Hjulmand — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1962 | Jazzland · JLP 964 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Jazzland — MONO |
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