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The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford. It was recorded in 1956 and first issued on the ABC-Paramount label. The album was reissued on CD on Impulse! Records as Deep Passion in 1994 combined with The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two.

Track listing:
All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.

“The Pendulum at Falcon’s Lair” – 3:04
“The Gentle Art of Love” – 3:41
“Not So Sleepy” (Mat Mathews) – 4:58
“Speculation” (Horace Silver) – 4:10
“Smoke Signal” (Gigi Gryce) – 4:22
“Nica’s Tempo” (Gryce) – 3:53
“Deep Passion” (Lucky Thompson) – 3:45
“Sunrise-Sunset” – 4:03
“Perdido” (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) – 4:08
“Two French Fries” (Gryce) – 2:52
Recorded in New York City on June 11, 1956 (tracks 6 & 7), June 12, 1956 (tracks 3, 5, 8 & 9) and June 19, 1956 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 10)

Personnel:
Oscar Pettiford – bass, cello
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
David Amram, Julius Watkins – French horn
Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone, arranger
Lucky Thompson – tenor saxophone, arranger
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, flute
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Janet Putnam – harp (tracks 1-5)
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Whitey Mitchell – bass (track 5)
Osie Johnson- drums

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Released: 1956
Recorded: June 11, 12 & 19, 1956
New York City
Label: ABC-Paramount
ABC 135