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:  The Art Pepper Quartet  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Omnivore Recordings
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Art's Opus  (5:54)
 2.  I Surrender Dear  (5:34)
 3.  Diane  (3:39)
 4.  Pepper Pot  (5:07)
 5.  Besame Mucho  (4:06)
 6.  Blues At Twilight  (4:03)
 7.  Val's Pal  (2:04)

Bonus Tracks:  For CD Reissue:

 8.  Pepper Pot (Alternate Take)  (2:231)
 9.  Blue At Twilight (Alternate Take)  (4:14)
10. Val's Pal (Take 1)  (2:33)
11. Val's Pal (Take 4)  (3:09)
12. Val's Pal (Take 5)  (3:04)

Personnel:

Art Pepper:  Alto Saxophone
Russ Freeman:  Piano
Ben Tucker:  Bass
Gary Frommer:  Drums

The Art Pepper Quartet is an album by Art Pepper, originally released in 1957 by Tampa, remastered and reissued on May 12, 2017 by Omnivore Recordings, featuring Russ Freeman, Ben Tucker and Gary Frommer.