Fine player - always interesting - kind of "off kilter". His 'Tadd Walk' solo with Fats in '47 is a classic to these ears. There's quite a bit of him with various Diz big bands - also 2 tracks live with Monk quartet in Philly 1956 ...
This is mentioned in a previous thread in 'Miscellaneous Music' - "Jazz Versions of Rite of Spring" (7/16/2007).
The original(?) quote is apparently from Appel's book "Jazz Modernism" (Knopf) 2002.
Oscar seems to be smoking as he plays ... I have been in plenty of clubs, but can't actually recall seeing a bass player smoking and playing at the same time ... that would seem to present real difficulties, particularly up-tempo ...