Tête-à-Tête is a duet album by saxophonist Art Pepper and pianist George Cables, recorded in 1982 and released on the Galaxy label.Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography accessed October 31, 2016David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Galaxy Album Discography accessed October 31, 2016
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted: "Pepper never did decline on record, and although he died in June 1982 (just a month after the last of these duets), he is prime form throughout the emotional performances".
Track listing "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:43 "Tête-à-Tête" (George Cables) - 4:29 "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 4:17 "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 5:17 "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 6:47 "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 5:40 "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:04 Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA, on April 13, 1982 (track 4), April 14, 1982 (tracks 1–3, 5 & 6) and May 11, 1982 (track 7)
Personnel Art Pepper - alto saxophone George Cables - piano
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