No Limit (Art Pepper album)

No Limit
Studio album by Art Pepper
Released	1977
Recorded	March 26, 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:00
Label	Contemporary/OJC
Producer	Lester Koenig, John Koenig
Art Pepper chronology
Tokyo Debut (1977) No Limit (1977) Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)

No Limit is a 1977 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper, playing with pianist George Cables, bassist Tony Dumas and drummer Carl Burnett.

As Pepper says in the sleeve notes, he considered this album to be a memento of his friendship with Lester Koenig, who died on November 21, 1977.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow wrote that the album "has the emotional intensity and chance-taking improvisations of his live concerts of the period". ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Rita-San" (Art Pepper) – 7:55
2. "Ballad of the Sad Young Men" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) – 8:41
3. "My Laurie" (Art Pepper) – 8:25
4. "Mambo de la Pinta" (Art Pepper) – 12:41

Personnel

• Art Pepper  – alto saxophone
• George Cables  – piano
• Tony Dumas – bass
• Carl Burnett – drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Art Pepper: No Limit". AllMusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1142. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.

Sources

• Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD 4th edition. Penguin, 1998. ISBN   0-14-051383-3