My Little Cello
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{{Infobox album
| name = My Little Cello
| type = Studio
| artist = Oscar Pettiford and His Jazz Groups
| cover = My Little Cello.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1960
| recorded = July 5–6, 1960
Copenhagen, Denmark
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| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Debut
DEB 132
| producer = Ole Vestergaard
| chronology = Oscar Pettiford
| prev_title = The Essen Jazz Festival All Stars
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = First Bass
| next_year = 1953-60
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist Cover
| type = Album
| cover = OP_Last_Recordings.jpg
| border =
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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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/catalog-lp-ep-series/#deb-132 Debut Records Catalog: LP, EP series] accessed April 28, 2016Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/debut.pdf Début Label discography], accessed April 28, 2016 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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-jazzland-series/#jlp-64 Riverside Records Catalog: Jazzland series], accessed April 28, 2016 The title was also used for a reissue of The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet on Fantasy in 1964 with additional material.Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/fantasy/09fantasy6000.html Fantasy Album Discography, Part 9: 6000/86000 Debut (Jazz) Series (1962-1971)], accessed April 28, 2016
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 162
}}}}
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".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000204470 |title=Montmartre Blues – Review |accessdate=April 28, 2016}}
Track listing
All compositions by Oscar Pettiford, except where indicated.
- "Montmartre Blues Out" - 6:45
- "Laverne Walk" - 5:15
- "Two Little Pearls" - 5:40
- "Blue Brothers" - 4:00 Additional track on Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist
- "Straight Ahead" (Erik Nordström, Jan Johansson) - 4:35 Omitted on Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist
- "Why Not? That's What!" - 7:20
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 5:48 Additional track on Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist
- "Back in Paradise" (Hans Hammerschmidt) - 4:30 Omitted on Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist
- "My Little Cello" - 3:35
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 3:00
- "Montmartre Blues Encore" - 1:00 Omitted on Last Recordings by the Late, Great Bassist
Note
- Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 22, 1959 (tracks 4 & 7), July 5, 1960 (tracks 1-3, 6, 8 & 11) and July 6, 1960 (tracks 5, 9 & 10).
Personnel
- Oscar Pettiford - cello, bass
- Allan Botschinsky - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 & 11)
- Erik Nordström - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 11)
- Louis Hjulmand - vibraphone (tracks 1-9 & 10)
- Jan Johansson - piano (tracks 1-3 & 5-11)
- Jorn Elniff - drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 11)