ABC-Paramount · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Oscar Pettiford Orchestra In Hi-Fi, Volume Two
| Recorded | Aug 23 & Sep 6, 1957 |
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| Label | ABC-Paramount |
| Catalog | ABC-227 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 15 credited players |
| Discogs | master 574570 |
The record
Cello takes over from bass for long stretches as Pettiford leads this 1957 date, Gryce and Golson's charts keeping the horns biting. Farmer, Grey, and Richardson round out a stacked New York bench built for ensemble weight.
Session personnel
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone, arranged by
- Sahib Shihab — baritone saxophone
- Oscar Pettiford — cello, leader
- Whitey Mitchell — double bass
- Gus Johnson — drums
- David Amram — horn
- Julius Watkins — horn
- Dick Katz — piano
- Benny Golson — tenor saxophone, arranged by
- Jerome Richardson — tenor saxophone, flute
- Al Grey — trombone
- Art Farmer — trumpet
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
- Ray Copeland — trumpet
- Betty Glamann — harp
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1958 | ABC-Paramount · ABC-227 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1958 | ABC-Paramount — MONO |
| 1958 | ABC-Paramount · ABCS-227 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | ABC-Paramount · ABC-227 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | Sparton · ABC-227 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | ABC-Paramount · DSR-227 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album |
| 1976 | ABC Records · YW-8512-AB — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1976 | ABC Records · YW-8512-AB — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | MCA Records · VIM-5574 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
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