The Master (Pepper Adams album)

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The Master...
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Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedMarch 11, 1980
StudioDowntown Sound Studio, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length42:31
Label Muse
MR 5213
Producer Mitch Farber
Pepper Adams chronology
Be-Bop?
(1979)
The Master...
(1980)
Urban Dreams
(1989)

The Master..., is an album by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, recorded in 1980 and released on the Muse label. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states: "This 1980 studio date with Tommy Flanagan, George Mraz, and Leroy Williams is a stimulating outing, dominated by the leader's originals". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Pepper Adams except where noted.

  1. "Enchilada Baby" – 5:41
  2. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 8:58
  3. "Bossallegro" – 6:03
  4. "Rue Serpente" – 8:10
  5. "Lovers of Their Time" – 6:07
  6. "My Shining Hour" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 7:32

Personnel

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References

  1. Pepper Adams discography. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. Pepper Adams catalog. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Pepper Adams The Master – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.