Surf Ride

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Surf Ride
Surf Ride.jpg
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedMarch 4, 1952, March 29, 1953 and August 25, 1954
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length37:25
Label Savoy
MG 12089
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Art Pepper chronology
The Late Show
(1952)
Surf Ride
(1956)
Two Altos
(1952-54)

Surf Ride is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1952-54 which was originally released as a 12 inch LP on the Savoy label in 1956. [1] [2]

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Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "The music on this Savoy LP is quite brilliant, but the packaging leaves something to be desired ... The somewhat random nature of this set is unfortunate, for Pepper is in superior form throughout". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated.

  1. "Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) - 2:55
  2. "Chili Pepper" - 3:00
  3. "Susie the Poodle" - 3:14
  4. "Brown Gold" - 2:26
  5. "Holiday Flight" - 3:12
  6. "Surf Ride" - 2:54
  7. "Straight Life" - 2:52
  8. "Cinnamon" - 3:11
  9. "Thyme Time" - 3:30
  10. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 3:48
  11. "Nutmeg" - 3:15
  12. "Art's Oregano" - 3:08

Personnel

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References

  1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 21, 2016
  2. Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. and Neely, T. Discography Preview for the Savoy/Savoy Jazz label accessed October 21, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Surf Ride – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 21, 2016.