Oscar Pettiford’s Altered States

“THE BASS IS ONE OF THE MOST important, if not the most important, instruments in any orchestra,” said Oscar Pettiford in a 1957 interview with Nat Hentoff. “You don’t need piano or drums. The bass can be much more [like] a horn than it has often been in the past. When I finish, the bass will be right down front where it belongs.” Pettiford backed <More>

 
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