The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi

The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi is an album by bassist/cellist and composer Oscar Pettiford which 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.

Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing
All compositions by Oscar Pettiford except where noted.
 * 1) "The Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" - 3:04
 * 2) "The Gentle Art of Love" - 3:41
 * 3) "Not So Sleepy" (Mat Mathews) - 4:58
 * 4) "Speculation" (Horace Silver) - 4:10
 * 5) "Smoke Signal" (Gigi Gryce) - 4:22
 * 6) "Nica's Tempo" (Gryce) - 3:53
 * 7) "Deep Passion" (Lucky Thompson) - 3:45
 * 8) "Sunrise-Sunset" - 4:03
 * 9) "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 4:08
 * 10) "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