Released 1995 Length 66:25 Release date 1977 | Recorded April 5, 1977 Producer Yasumasa Okamoto | |
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Venue Yūbin Chokin Hall, Tokyo Similar Straight Life, Winter Moon, Art Pepper Today, Living Legend, The Early Show | ||
Art pepper the spirit is here
Tokyo Debut is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in Japan in 1977 by TBS Radio and originally released on the Japanese Polydor label in 1990 as First Live in Japan before being rereleased on the Galaxy label in 1995.
Contents
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted "The unexpected enthusiasm of the crowd really got to Pepper and his improvisations (even though he is not playing with his regular group) are quite inspired. Memorable music".
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.
- Introduction - 2:23
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 12:03
- "The Spirit Is Here" - 8:58
- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:47
- "Straight Life" - 6:27
- "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) - 12:59
- "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 7:49
- "Felicidade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:00
Personnel
Songs
1Introduction2:23
2Cherokee13:06
3The Spirit Is Here9:25
References
Tokyo Debut Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA