Art Pepper was a teenager in the late 1940s, when he began his professional career with Gus Arnheim’s band, an esteemed relic from a bygone era. He also had another brush with the past, playing with Benny Carter, a man whose music remained forever fresh. With that background, young Pepper went out on his own, becoming a familiar face along Los Angeles’ bustling Central Avenue. There he played alongside some of the great up-and-coming post-war jazz men, musicians who, like himself, would become the new faces of jazz. When the military called upon Pepper to serve, he did so between stints with the blossoming Stan Kenton Orchestra, but the discipline learned from both those gigs went by the wayside as he got caught up in the chaotic swirl of hedonism, jazz and drugs that characterized and ruined the life of many musicians back then. The inherent criminality of that life eventually landed Pepper a series of prison terms, but he managed to get back on track and, with the help of Laurie, his extraordinary wife and biographer, resume his career. This set comprises two live California sessions produced by Laurie Pepper in 1975 and 1977, respectively. The music is an often deeply emotional, lingering reflection of an exceedingly hard life that was slowly receding. At this point, Pepper had spent three years in rehab at Synanon and firmly established himself as one of the most important alto player of the post-bop period. He is in fine form, surrounded by young players whose skills he respected.
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Art Pepper era un adolescente a finales de los años 40, cuando comenzó su carrera profesional con la banda de Gus Arnheim, una estimada reliquia de una época pasada. También tuvo otro roce con el pasado, tocando con Benny Carter, un hombre cuya música se mantuvo siempre fresca. Con esos antecedentes, el joven Pepper salió por su cuenta, convirtiéndose en una cara conocida en la bulliciosa Avenida Central de Los Ángeles. Allí tocó junto a algunos de los grandes hombres del jazz de la posguerra, músicos que, como él, se convertirían en las nuevas caras del jazz. Cuando los militares llamaron a Pepper para que sirviera, lo hizo entre sus períodos de servicio en la floreciente Orquesta Stan Kenton, pero la disciplina que aprendió en esos dos conciertos se fue al traste al verse atrapado en el caótico remolino de hedonismo, jazz y drogas que caracterizaba y arruinaba la vida de muchos músicos de entonces. La criminalidad inherente a esa vida acabó llevando a Pepper a una serie de condenas de prisión, pero consiguió volver a la normalidad y, con la ayuda de Laurie, su extraordinaria esposa y biógrafa, reanudar su carrera. Este conjunto comprende dos sesiones en vivo de California producidas por Laurie Pepper en 1975 y 1977, respectivamente. La música es a menudo un reflejo profundamente emocional y persistente de una vida extremadamente dura que estaba retrocediendo lentamente. En ese momento, Pepper había pasado tres años en rehabilitación en Synanon y se estableció firmemente como uno de los más importantes contralto del período post-bop. Está en buena forma, rodeado de jóvenes jugadores cuyas habilidades respetaba.
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Tracks:
Art Pepper - Vol. 1 - I'll Remember April - Live At Foothill College
1-1 - Foothill Blues - 10:36
1-2 - I'll Remember April - 10:30
1-3 - Here's That Rainy Day - 6:48
1-4 - Cherokee - 16:23
Art Pepper - Vol. 2 - A Night In Tunisia - Live At Beach Dynamite And Dancing Society
2-1 - Mr Yohe - 8:57
2-2 - The Golden Gate Bridge - 6:28
2-3 - The Trip - 11:49
2-4 - Lost Life - 8:50
2-5 - A Night In Tunisia - 11:40
Personnel:
CD1: Art Pepper - alto saxophone Tommy Gumina - poly chord Fred Atwood - bass Jimmie Smith - drums
CD2: Art Pepper - alto saxophone Smith Dobson - piano Jim Nichols - bass Brad Bilhorn - drums
Recording dates:
CD1: February 14, 1975
CD2: January 23, 1977
Label: Storyville – 1038426
Released: 2011
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Post Bop
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