OSCAR PETTIFORD & ATTILA ZOLLER June 15, 1959 Austrian TV Appearance

[@cello7c]

This video (The Gentle Art of Love) was made approximately 3 months before my father (Oscar Pettiford) passed away (September 9, 1959). It is one of of my favorite's. "Cello Pettiford "

[@cello7c]

He passed away too soon. He was 37 and in his prime. He had so much more music inside and written that he didn't have the chance to share with the world. However, I am glad for the music that he was able to leave the world with.

[@shauntoole431]

@@cello7c Thank you for commenting and sharing about your father. He did indeed leave us when he was far too young, but his contribution is still affecting music today.

[@liamwatson5125]

Cello Pettiford He passed away on September 8, 1960.

[@NicanTlacaWarrior1]

@@liamwatson5125 I think Pettiford's own son would know the death date of his father better than any of us.

[@liamwatson5125]

@@NicanTlacaWarrior1 He had a polio related virus.

[@raulrichards412]

It's Good to see Mr. Oscar Pettiford playing even in a duet setting. ♫♪♫.♪ Thanks.!

[@Bassmint44]

For those that don't know...there is a book by Volker Nahrmann called "The Music of Oscar Pettiford" Vol. One 80 Bass solos. There is an accurate transcription of this tune. Thank you John Goldsby for your input about this tune! Much respect!

[@chop1992]

This is Pettiford's tune "The Gentle Art Of Love" in Db. It's great to see him playing live! In the "Crimson Canary" clip with Coleman Hawkins, the band is miming.

[@paulsikivie]

Thanks for the title! I believe this is in Db though.

[@TheAestheticTruth]

Yes, Db

[@chop1992]

Right you are . . . I meant that the first chord was a GbMaj7. The A sections are indeed in Db though. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@jaddjadd100]

Is there a transcription of this tune ? I,ve tried but couldnt find one

[@skiddoo-fr9ex]

WOW - I never knew of this footage. Videos of Pettiford are very rare indeed.

[@maxjackson8746]

Greatest ballad singer of all time, male or female.

[@Machautty]

Thank you for posting this! Such a treat to see a video of Pettiford

[@kurinakornel1]

I never knew my Hungarian being that Attila Zoller was such a great guitar player that he played with Pettiford ... All my appreciation!

[@muckamuckofgleep]

A quartet version of this tune appears on the utterly classic Oscar Pettiford album - Vienna Blues - The Complete Sessions' (Black Lion) - with Attila Zoller (guitar), Hans Koller (sax) and Jimmy Pratt (drums) - play it loud and often !

[@kurinakornel1]

Thank You!

[@J.Dove3D]

Two of the best. Thanks for the download.

[@NickRichardsArt]

One of the most beautiful things I've seen or heard

[@bobblues1158]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@marvingoffe1297]

Superb bassist

[@cnrbsmth]

Was listening to his album with Jim Hall from late 70s. His tone is exactly the same!

[@brownbluesfeatherman7835]

Pettiford was an amazing Native/Afro-American jazz artist who advocated the grand influence that Indigenous culture had on US jazz and musical history.

[@davidmaslow399]

Thanks so much for this!

[@murattaner7384]

Attila Zoller and Gabor Zsabo. Two fine Hungarian guitarists. I love them :)))

[@sagahun1495]

Gábor Szabó

[@murattaner7384]

@@sagahun1495 :))

[@annfrancesstevenson4186]

Thank you!

[@paranoidjones]

more, please!!

[@AliLevymusic]

more videos of op!!!!

[@ruizvincent]

i knew i would find you around

[@theopaopa1]

oh !

[@calebtuskossmann]

Body and Soul changes?

[@seanriddle6408]

I have a transcription lying around somewhere, but if I remember right it doesn't use the exact changes of Body and Soul. Although they are a bit similar I think. Both the A sections are in Db and the B section is D. Only difference is that in the bridge in the Gentle Art of Love modulates to Eb in the last four bars, rather than Dm in Body and Soul.

[@jiyujizai]

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[@joshuaklein2859]

I hear body and soul and after you’ve gone

[@crieverytim]

Dang that's pretty

[@TheAestheticTruth]

does he have a E string on the D? It's huge.

[@thebarnkickers]

The D and G are plain gut and the E and A are gut wound with silver wire, so the D string is larger in diameter than the A. Only with the advent of modern steel strings were double bass strings progressively smaller from low to high.

[@danieldukebass]

The Barnkickers I have gut strings and they are progressively smaller from low to high, the difference is just much more pronounced than with steel strings, for instance the D is almost twice as thick as the G, the A is almost twice the D, and The E I have is wrapped so its thinner. However, it does look like the D and G in this video are thicker than modern gut strings and closer to the same size as each other. i wonder if the technology for making them changed at some point in the sixties, I would love to know more about the history of gut bass strings if you can point me in the right direction...i didnt know they had wrapped guts in the fifties.

[@thebarnkickers]

Daniel Duke Wrapped gut string for double bass have been around for centuries and wrapped A strings were generally more common that plain gut. A wrapped gut A string is generally thinner than a plain gut D.

[@EleazarOctavioRuizSpreafico]

Gut strings!

[@doctorhurner1921]

Im developing an lo-fi remix OwO

[@tilmankressel301]

Jutta Hipp

[@samuelclayton08]

where it at??

[@PettifordJazz]

Truly amazing footage! Also visit "Pettifordjazz" Channel

[@jiyujizai]

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