The Art Pepper Quartet is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded for the Tampa label in 1956. Pepper’s Quartet are pianist Russ Freeman, bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Gary Frommer.Art Pepper catalog accessed October 25, 2016Burgess, B. W. and Fitzgerald, M. Tampa Records Listing accessed October 25, 2016 The album was reissued on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series with bonus tracks in 1994.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "The quality of the music here is high, if brief -- even with his erratic lifestyle, Pepper never made a bad record ... Fine music, but not essential when one considers how many gems Art Pepper recorded during his rather hectic life".
Track listing All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated. "Art's Opus" - 5:48 "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) - 5:31 "Diane" - 3:35 "Pepper Pot" - 5:03 "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) - 4:00 "Blues at Twilight" - 3:58 "Val's Pal" - 2:03 "Pepper Pot" [alternate take] - 2:27 Bonus track on CD reissue "Blues at Twilight" [alternate take] - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue "Val's Pal" [take 1] - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue "Val's Pal" [take 4] - 2:22 Bonus track on CD reissue "Val's Pal" [take 5] - 2:14 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel Art Pepper - alto saxophone Russ Freeman - piano Ben Tucker - bass Gary Frommer - drums
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