Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
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Disc Tracks Track 1: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Track 2: Red Pepper Blues
Track 3: Imagination
Track 4: Waltz Me Blues
Track 5: Straight Life
Track 6: Jazz Me Blues
Track 7: Tin Tin Deo
Track 8: Star Eyes
Track 9: Birk's Works
Product Details Media: Audio CD
Artist: Art Pepper
Department: Music
Manufacturer: Contemporary/OJC
ReleaseDate: 1957-01-01
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Album Description
This CD contains two complete albums showcasing Art Pepper in a quartet setting: 1957's Meets the Rhythm Section, featuring Miles Davis' legendary rhythm section of Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones, and 1956's Marty Paich Quartet Featuring Art Pepper. 19 tracks. Essential Jazz Classics.
Limited Budget Release. Features a Bonus Track. Only Available Until December 2004.
The rhythm section in question here belonged to Miles Davis in Los Angeles, one fine day in January 1957. Pepper had made a name for himself in Stan Kenton's band, but this was really the first time he found himself in the studio with a rhythm section such as Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. In his fascinating biography, Straight Life, Pepper tells the story of the date when, after not playing for six months, he was told of the session that morning. He pieced together a broken horn, went in, and blew. Not completely remembering the first tune "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," he voices a line that both invokes the melody and refashions it. The rest of the session shows just how high Pepper rose to the occasion. It's one of the most important recordings of his career. --Michael Monhart
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