My Little Cello
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| My Little Cello | ||||
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| Studio album by Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 5–6, 1960 Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Debut DEB 132 | |||
| Producer | Ole Vestergaard | |||
| Oscar Pettiford chronology | ||||
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| Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist Cover | ||||
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My Little Cello is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which was recorded in Copenhagen in 1960 and first issued on the Danish Debut label.[1][2] The album features Pettiford's final studio recordings and was rereleased with additional tracks as Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist and Montmartre Blues.[3] The title was also used for a reissue of The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet on Fantasy in 1964 with additional material.[4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This is a fine set of boppish music that makes one wonder what Oscar Pettiford might have accomplished in the 1960s had he lived".[5]