Oscar Pettiford Musical artist

Oscar Pettiford (30 September 1922 – 8 September 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.

Personal facts

Oscar Pettiford
Birth dateSeptember 30, 1922
Birth place
Oklahoma , Okmulgee Oklahoma , United States
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1960
Place of death
Copenhagen , Denmark

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Musical artist

Career started1942
Career ended1960
associated musical artist
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Sonny Rollins
Coleman Hawkins
Earl Hines
Kenny Dorham
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Third stream
Bebop
instrument
Cello
Double bass
record label
Bethlehem
ABC Records
Debut Records

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