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 | Art Pepper: Work Of Art (CD: Proper, 4 CDs)
Until this day, Art Pepper remains one of the most immediately identifiable and individual alto saxophone stylists in jazz. Like every other young, modern saxophonist to emerge during the 1940s Pepper was influenced by Charlie Parker, but he tempered Parker’s ferocious attack with a pointed elegance that recalled elements of the style of earlier alto sax masters like Benny Carter and Willie Smith.Pepper was a passionate musician, unlike many white West Coast musicians, who were primarily studio musicians who also played jazz. Pepper was a true jazz musician, first and foremost, with a sound that at times came out as pinched and jittery as well as beautifully melodious. Art Pepper had his problems, as a heroin addict he spent a sizeable part of his most productive years in a number of prisons and institutions. As a free man, Pepper was letting it all hang out on the bandstand and in the recording studio, managing to produce some of the finest jazz to be heard and recorded during the 1950s. This set includes a 48 page booklet with the Art Pepper story and rare photos. (Proper Records)
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Art Pepper: Young Art (CD: Proper, 2 CDs)
Art Pepper was not only one of the greatest alto sax players the jazz world has ever known, he was also one of the few to emerge in the immediate post-bop era who did not fall under the spell of Charlie Parker. Unusually Art developed his fluent and individual style through his deep admiration for tenor sax maestro Lester Young. This 40 track double CD traces his emergence and development, playing with Stan Kenton & His Orchestra (1943, 1947, 1950-1951), accompanying scat vocalist Babs Gonzales (1949), with Shorty Rogers & His Giants (1951) and leading his own quartet (1952). The accompanying 16 page booklet tells his story and includes a discography of the recordings. (Proper Records)
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 | Art Pepper: Complete Straight Ahead Sessions (CD: Jazz Factory, 2 CDs)
Price: £16.99
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Art Pepper & Shorty Rogers: Complete Lighthouse Sessions (CD: Jazz Factory)
Price: £10.99
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 | Art Pepper: Complete 1947-1951 Small Group Studio Recordings (CD: Definitive)
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Art Pepper: The Art Of Pepper- The Complete Omega sessions Master Takes (CD: Fresh Sound)
Price: £11.99
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 | Art Pepper: The Art Of Pepper (Vinyl LP: Omega/ VSOP)
Price: £13.99
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Art Pepper: The Return Of (Vinyl LP: Jazz Workshop)
Limited edition 180g pressing.
Price: £19.99
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 | Art Pepper: Four Classic Albums (CD: AVID, 2 CDs)
Are you ready for an assault on Pepper!? AVID Jazz here presents four classic Art Pepper albums on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. ‘The Return Of Art Pepper’, ‘Modern Art’, ‘Quartet’ and ‘Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section’ which is heard here for the first time in a natural stereo soundstage.Art Pepper was born in Gardena, California in 1925 and started his musical career playing the clarinet at age 9. However the young lad was extremely unhappy with this instrument and by age 12 and to the benefit of all jazz fans he had moved on to the alto sax! Early idols included Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Muggsy Spanier and he would be influenced by Lester Young, Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster from whom he would discover his love of the great jazz ballad . Known primarily as being from the West Coast Cool School as featured on three of our albums, we are delighted to include the classic ‘Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section’ where Art is joined by three East Coasters, namely Miles Davis’ old rhythm section Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. All four albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest sound quality ever! (AVID Entertainment)
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Art Pepper & Ted Brown: The Complete Free Wheeling Sessions (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
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 | Art Pepper: + Eleven (Vinyl LP: Disconforme)
140g pressing.
Price: £16.99
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Art Pepper: The Way It Was ! (CD: Contemporary- US Import)
When The Way It Was! was issued in 1972, Art Pepper's fans were surprised and pleased to discover that 16 years before, he had recorded with the enigmatic, underrated tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh. The four pieces on which they collaborated were among both men's best work of the mid-Fifties. To complete the album Contemporary added previously unissued tracks from Pepper's famous encounters with two great Miles Davis rhythm sections and a 1960 Pepper performance of "Autumn Leaves" that he regarded as one of his best solos. Pepper's own liner notes present his typically trenchant evaluations of the music and the players. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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 | Art Pepper: Meets The Rhythm Section (CD: Contemporary)
'A great example of how an experienced professional (despite being spectacularly untogether at the time) can not only survive but thrive in fast company, namely Miles Davis' trio of Garland, Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.' (The Rough Guide To Jazz)A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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Art Pepper: Gettin' Together (CD: Contemporary- US Import)
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 | Art Pepper: Intensity (CD: Contemporary)
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Art Pepper: Smack Up (CD: Contemporary- US Import)
Art Pepper left a legacy of innumerable appearances on records, but his sessions for Contemporary always seemed to find him in the best company and in the best shape. Here his impassioned alto sax is appropriately applied to the compositions of six saxophonists, among them Benny Carter, Ornette Coleman, and Pepper himself. The presence of Jack Sheldon in a rare performance as a small-group trumpeter was another stimulating factor in the album's success. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Art Pepper: The Trip (CD: Contemporary- US Import)
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 | Art Pepper Quintet: Live At Donte's 1968 (CD: Fresh Sound, 2 CDs)
Price: £19.99
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Art Pepper: The 1975 Garden State Jam Sessions (CD, Lone Hill Jazz, 2 CDs)
Price: £16.99
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 | Art Pepper: Living Legend (CD: Contemporary- US Import)
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Art Pepper: Winter Moon (CD: Galaxy)
”It took me a lifetime to do it," Art Pepper said of Winter Moon, "and if somebody doesn't like it . . . well, they don't know what to listen for." This is Art with strings playing ballads as nobody else could: tender, touching, funky, and impassioned. The charts by the legendary Bill Holman and by Jimmy Bond both fueled his fire and banked the flames. They were perfect for this gig. So were the sidemen: Stanley Cowell, one of the finest (and most underrated) jazz pianists of our time; Cecil McBee, who empathized with Art as no other bassist ever did; Carl Burnett, Art's favorite drummer; and the wonderful Howard Roberts. The critics knew what to listen for. They loved it. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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 | Art Pepper: Straight Life (CD: Galaxy- US Import)
Timed for release at the same time as his painfully honest autobiography of the same name, Straight Life put Art Pepper together with three distinguished musicians who supported him with attentiveness and driving power. Drummer Billy Higgins had recorded with Pepper before. But pianist Tommy Flanagan had not. Nor, oddly, had bassist Red Mitchell, despite his and Pepper's both having been prominent on the California scene of the 1950s. Regardless, they all spoke the same musical language and did so on this date with rare eloquence. Included is Pepper's intricate "Make a List, Make a Wish" and new versions of two of his 1950s compositions, "Surf Ride" and "Straight Life." The compact disc contains an extra track, "Long Ago and Far Away." (Fantasy, Inc.)
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