| Art Pepper Today | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1 & 2 December 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Galaxy Records | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
| Art Pepper chronology | ||||
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Art Pepper Today is a 1978 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper, playing with pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Cecil McBee, drummer Roy Haynes and percussionist Kenneth Nash.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow said that "Art Pepper, in the midst of a successful comeback, recorded this excellent set for Galaxy," which includes "a definitive version of his intense ballad 'Patricia'."[1]
Track listing[edit]
- "Miss Who" (Art Pepper) – 4:42
- "Mambo Koyama" (Art Pepper) – 6:40
- "Lover Come Back To Me" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:51
- "Patricia" (Art Pepper) – 10:24
- "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)" (Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell) – 5:44
- "Chris's Blues" (Art Pepper) – 3:50
- (Recorded on 1 December & 2 December 1978.)
Personnel[edit]
- Art Pepper – alto saxophone
- Stanley Cowell – piano
- Cecil McBee – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
- Kenneth Nash – congas & percussion on "Mambo Koyama"
Other tracks recorded at the same sessions but unissued at the time:
1 December 1978
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 4:35
- Untitled Original (a.k.a. "Pepper Pot") (Art Pepper) – 6:40
- "Lover Come Back To Me" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) alternate version – 0:00
2 December 1978
- "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) – 5:18
- "Over The Rainbow" (Harold Arlen; E.Y. Harburg) – 8:50
- "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)" (Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell) alternate version – 5:54
- "Over The Rainbow" (Harold Arlen; E.Y. Harburg) alternate version – 9:09
Sources[edit]
- Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin, 4th edition, 1998. ISBN 0-14-051383-3
References[edit]
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Art Pepper Today – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
