The Return of Art Pepper

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The Return of Art Pepper
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedAugust 6, 1956
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre Jazz
Length37:25
Label Jazz: West
JWLP-10
Producer Herbert Kimmel
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The Return of Art Pepper is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Jazz: West label after his first release from prison. [1] [2] The album was rereleased on CD on Blue Note Records with bonus tracks as The Return of Art Pepper: The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordings Volume 1 in 1988.

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The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine observed: "Pepper's chops are a little rusty, but you can hear that he still has a passion for playing, and he does improve over the course of these tracks. For serious Pepper fans, it's worth a listen, but for less dedicated fans, there are better places to become acquainted with his work". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated.

  1. "Pepper Returns" - 4:26
  2. "Broadway" (Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Lew Brown) - 4:56
  3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:15
  4. "Angel Wings" - 4:40
  5. "Funny Blues" - 4:36
  6. "Five More" - 4:37
  7. "Minority" - 4:17
  8. "Patricia" - 3:33
  9. "Mambo de la Pinta" - 4:15
  10. "Walkin' Out Blues" - 5:52

Personnel

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References

  1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 25, 2016
  2. Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Jazz:West Album Discography accessed October 25, 2016
  3. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Return of Art Pepper: The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordings – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1142. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.