Released 1957 Length 43:29 The Art Pepper Quartet(1956) Collections(1957) Release date 1957 | Recorded November 23, 1956 Producer Robert Scherman Label Revolver Music | |
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The Art Pepper Quartet is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Tampa label. The album was rereleased on CD on Original Jazz Classics with bonus tracks in 1994.
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Reception
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".
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.
- "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
Songs
1Art's Opus5:48
2I Surrender Dear5:29
3Diane3:33
References
The Art Pepper Quartet Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA