Art Pepper

Artist:  Art Pepper
Birth Name:  Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr.
Born:  September 1, 1925. Gardena, California, USA
Died:  June 15, 1982 (Aged 56).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Composer
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet

Art Pepper was an American Alto Saxophonist and Clarinetist.  He began playing professionally at the age of 17, with Benny Carter and then became part of the Stan Kenton Orchestra and he was recognized as one of the leading Alto Saxophonists in Jazz, finishing second only to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Saxophonist in the Down Beat Magazine Readers Poll of 1952.

Title:  Gettin' Together! (+Bonus Tracks)  (2011)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Essential Jazz Classics, (Original released on February 29, 1960 by Contemporary/OJC)
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Whims Of Chambers  (7:00)
 2.  Bijou The Poodle  (6:03)
 3.  Why Are We Afraid?  (3:40)
 4.  Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (7:00)
 5.  Rhythm-A-Ning  (7:19)
 6.  Diane  (5:09)
 7.  Gettin' Together  (6:57)

Bonus Tracks:

 8.  The Way You Look Tonight  (6:41)
 9.  Gettin' Together  (8:49)
10. What Is The Thing Called Love  (5:32)
11. A Foggy Day  (3:56)
12. Dance-A-Flow  (4:04)
13. Zenobia  (5:15)

Personnel:

Art Pepper:  Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone on Tracks: 2, 7, 9
Conte Candoli:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1, 2, 5
Wynton Kelly:  Piano
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Jimmy Cobb:  Drums

Gettin' Together! is a 1960 Jazz Album by Art Pepper, was released on January 24, 2011 by Essential Jazz Classics (Original released on February 29, 1960 by Contemporary/OJC, with 6 Bonus Tracks.