Oscar Pettiford

• 4-PANEL DIGIPACK EDITION

In the late 1950s, Copenhagen was second only to Paris as a European jazz hot spot, and American bassist Oscar Pettiford was its leading light. These 17 tracks reveal what a lively and diverse scene the mixture of US expats and Scandinavian musicians had created. Prominent among the latter was Swedish pianist Jan Johansson, whose sensitive blend of jazz and local folk music was decades ahead of today’s distinctive and widely accepted north European sounds. The most famous temporary expat was Stan Getz, who can be heard here on three numbers, recorded live, along with both Pettiford and Johansson. Listen out, too, for vibraphonist Louis Hjulmand and drummer Joe Harris. A fascinating selection from a brief but exciting time.

PERSONNEL, LOCATION & DATES:

• ON TRACKS [1-05]:

• BENT AXE, piano
• OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass, cello
• ERIK MOSEHOLM, bass on tracks 1 & 5
• FINN FREDERIKSEN, drums
• Copenhagen, February 1960
• 01. Sonny Boy
• 02. Willow Weep for Me
• 03. There’ll Never Be Another You
• 04. The Nearness of You
• 05. Now See How You Are

• ON TRACKS [6-8]:

• STAN GETZ, tenor sax
• JAN JOHANSSON, piano
• OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
• JOE HARRIS, drums
• Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, October 28th, 1959
• 06. La Verne Walk
• 07. I Remember Clifford
• 08. Stuffy

• ON TRACK 9:

• ALLAN BOTSCHINSKY, trumpet
• UFFE KARSKOV, alto sax
• ANDERS LINDSKOG, tenor sax
• BENT NIELSEN, baritone sax
• JAN JOHANSSON, piano
• LARS BLACH, guitarr
• OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
• JORN ELNIFF, drums
• LEE GAINES, vocals
• Copenhagen, August 22nd, 1960
• 09. Moanin'

• ON TRACKS [10-11]:

• LOUIS HJULMAND, vibes
• JAN JOHANSSON, piano
• OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
• Kildevaeldskirken, August 22nd, 1959
• 10. Fru Brüel
• 11. I Succumb to Temptationd

• ON TRACKS [12-13]:
• LOUIS HJULMAND, vibes
• JAN JOHANSSON, piano
• OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
• WILLIAM SCHIOPPFE, drums
• Randers jazzklub - September 22nd, 1959
• 12. Dahoud
• 13. Oleo

• ON TRACK [14]:

• LOUIS HJULMAND, vibes
• JAN JOHANSSON, piano
• OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
• WILLIAM SCHIOPPFE, drums
• Montmarte Jazzhus, Copenhagen, August 20th, 1959
• 14. Now See How You Are

• ON TRACKS [15-17]:

• JAN JOHANSSON, solo piano
• Montmarte Jazzhus, Copenhagen, August 20th, 1959
• 15. Ack Värmeland, du sköna
• 16. Emigrantvisan
• 17. Farfars Sång