The Art Pepper Quartet
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | November 23, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:29 | |||
| Label | Tampa TP 20 | |||
| Producer | Robert Scherman | |||
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The Art Pepper Quartet is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Tampa label. Pepper’s Quartet are pianist Russ Freeman, bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Gary Frommer.[1][2] The album was reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series with bonus tracks in 1994.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "The quality of the music here is high, if brief -- even with his erratic lifestyle, Pepper never made a bad record ... Fine music, but not essential when one considers how many gems Art Pepper recorded during his rather hectic life".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated.
- "Art's Opus" - 5:48
- "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) - 5:31
- "Diane" - 3:35
- "Pepper Pot" - 5:03
- "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) - 4:00
- "Blues at Twilight" - 3:58
- "Val's Pal" - 2:03
- "Pepper Pot" [alternate take] - 2:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Blues at Twilight" [alternate take] - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Val's Pal" [take 1] - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Val's Pal" [take 4] - 2:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Val's Pal" [take 5] - 2:14 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone
- Russ Freeman - piano
- Ben Tucker - bass
- Gary Frommer - drums
References
- ^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 25, 2016
- ^ Burgess, B. W. and Fitzgerald, M. Tampa Records Listing accessed October 25, 2016
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.