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, 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 Return Of Art Pepper (Limited Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Label:  Jazz Wax Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Pepper Returns (4:26)

 2.  Broadway (4:56)

 3.  You Go To My Head (4:15)

 4.  Angel Wings (4:40)

 5.  Funny Blues (4:36)

Side B:

 1.  Five More (4:37)

 2.  Minority (4:17)

 3.  Patricia (3:33)

 4.  Mambo De La Pinta (4:15)

 5.  Walkin' Out Blues (5:52)

 6.  Rising Caen (3:07) *

Personnel:

Art Pepper:  Alto Saxophone

Jack Sheldon:  Trumpet on Tracks:  A1, 2, 4, 5, B1, 2, 4-6

Russ Freeman:  Piano

Leroy Vinnegar:  Bass, except Track B6

Shelly Manne:  Drums

Red Mitchell:  Bass on Track B6

The Return Of Art Pepper is an album by Art Pepper, originally released in 1957 by Jazz West, remastered and reissued on July 19, 2026 by Jazz Wax Records.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.