Urban Dreams

Urban Dreams
Urban Dreams
Studio album by Pepper Adams
Released	1981
Recorded	September 30, 1981
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:58
Label	Palo Alto ; PA 8009
Producer	Bob Porter
Pepper Adams chronology

Last updated September 29, 2023

Urban Dreams, is an album by jazz baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Palo Alto label.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "it is one of his best recordings".^[5] On All About Jazz , Derek Taylor said "Pepper Adams' memory lives on in this immensely enjoyable and easily recommendable album".^[8] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "a late, great flowering of Pepper's talent".^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Pepper Adams, except where indicated.

"Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:27
"Urban Dreams" – 4:44
"Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 7:18
"Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 6:55
"Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:04
"Trentino" – 6:51

Personnel

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References

↑ Pepper Adams discography accessed February 22, 2017
↑ Pepper Adams catalog accessed February 22, 2017
↑ Ziegler, F. Fitzgerald,M. Palo Alto Records Listing accessed February 22, 2017
↑ Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
1 2 Yanow, Scott. Pepper Adams Urban Dreams – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ Taylor, D. All About Jazz Review December 11, 2003

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[Pepper_Adams_discography-1] Pepper Adams discography accessed February 22, 2017

[2] Pepper Adams catalog accessed February 22, 2017

[3] Ziegler, F. Fitzgerald,M. Palo Alto Records Listing accessed February 22, 2017

[4] Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017

[Allmusic-5] 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Pepper Adams Urban Dreams – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 22, 2017.

[Penguin9-6] 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[RSJRG-7] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[8] Taylor, D. All About Jazz Review December 11, 2003

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