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.[1][2] The album was rereleased on CD on Original Jazz Classics with bonus tracks in 1994.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
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 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
- 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
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Art Pepper Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2016.