Collections (Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Joe Morello and Gerry Wiggins album)

Reception

he AllMusic review by Brandon Burke noted: " the most interesting performances on this record are by the similarly young Pepper, who appears on five of the album's ten tracks. Pepper sticks to alto sax on all but the appropriately titled original "Tenor Blooz," and delivers a meatier-than-expected tone for an alto player. Fine performances by both Norvo and Wiggins help make this a timeless West Coast jazz release. No real surprises here, but every track is a gem".

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.

1. "Tenor Blooz" - 4:55
2. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Walter Donaldson) - 5:05
3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 2:27
4. "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Madeline Hyde) - 2:45
5. "Pepper Steak" - 3:47
6. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:15
7. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 5:40
8. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington) - 4:25
9. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:09
10. "Straight Life" - 3:20

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