About
Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.
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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."
Member of
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Oscar Pettiford Orchestra double bass, eponymous
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Kenny Dorham Quintet double bass
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Frank Wess Quintet double bass
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Boyd Raeburn & His Orchestra double bass
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Sam Most Sextette double bass
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Bud Powell Trio double bass
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Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars double bass
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The Nat Pierce Orchestra double bass
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The Oscar Pettiford Quartet eponymous
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Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars double bass
Discography
Albums
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Music Minus One, Vol. 2: A Rhythm Background Record for Any Musician or Vocalist
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Sextet
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Oscar Pettiford Modern Quintet
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Basically Duke Apple Music
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3 for Duke
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Vol. II
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Les Jazz Modes
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Blue Brothers
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Vienna Blues: The Complete Session Apple Music
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Montmartre Blues Apple Music
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Oh Captain! The First Jazz Show‐Tune Album With Vocals
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Bass
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Another One
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The Manhattan Jazz Septette
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Nonet & Octet
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Jazz for a Lazy Day
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Blues in My Mind
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In Denmark 1959-1960
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Oscar Pettiford Sextet (Jazz Connoisseur) Apple Music
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Baden-Baden 1959 Karlsruhe 1958
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OP with the Manhattan Jazz
Compilations
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The Classic Albums 1953-1960
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The Chronological Classics: Oscar Pettiford 1954-1955
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Lucky Thompson Meets Oscar Pettiford
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The Chronological Classics: Oscar Pettiford 1951-1954
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Complete Big Band Studio Recordings
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Everybody Boogie
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First Bass
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The Modern Art of Jazz
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Discoveries
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The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Album
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Jazz Mainstream
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The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet
Links
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 28f6d494-d44b-4bd3-aed9-1d4909875ca1
- ISNI
- 0000000081037921
- IPI
- 00024167996
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.