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"This is effervescent small-group jazz executed with wit and soul." --Nate Chinen, The New York Times.

In 1949 Oscar Pettiford broke his arm playing baseball. He could still move his fingers even though his arm was in a sling, so he began experimenting with a cello a friend had lent to him. He tuned the cello like a bass only an octave higher and later recorded a series of cello-led projects including the great, under-recognized 1964 Fantasy release, "My Little Cello."

Erik Friedlander tosses away his bow for this new band, playing only pizzicato in a world steeped in the influences of Oscar Pettiford and the small group feel of Herbie Nichols. Featuring: Trevor Dunn, bass; Mike Sarin, drums.