Art Pepper – Return of Art Pepper (1957)

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Jazz: West – JWLP-10Rec. Date : August 6, 1956Stream this Album Alto Sax : Art PepperBass : Leroy VinnegarDrums : Shelly MannePiano : Russ FreemanTrumpet : Jack Sheldon Billboard : 01/05/1957Score of 80 The sound of Pepper’s alto has been badly misses the last few years. He is active now again on the West Coast and in very good form, if…

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Art Pepper – Modern Art (1957)

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Intro – ILP-606Rec. Dates : December 28, 1956, January 14, 1957Stream this Album Alto Sax : Art PepperBass : Ben TuckerDrums : Chuck FloresPiano : Russ Freeman MetronomeJack Maher : June, 1957 Opening unusually with two slow tunes, blues and ballad, Art appears here again as in past performances as an expressive, soft and yet gritty artist. The two…

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