Art Pepper Today

Art Pepper Today is a 1978 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper, playing with pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Cecil McBee, drummer Roy Haynes and percussionist Kenneth Nash.

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow said that "Art Pepper, in the midst of a successful comeback, recorded this excellent set for Galaxy," which includes "a definitive version of his intense ballad 'Patricia'."

DownBeat gave the album 5 stars. Reviewer Terry Martin wrote, "Art Pepper Today finds the artist completely emotionally engaged with the themes and style of yesterday, and they leap to life with joyous urgency".

Track listing

1. "Miss Who" (Art Pepper) Ã¢Â€Â“ 4:42
2. "Mambo Koyama" (Art Pepper) Ã¢Â€Â“ 6:40
3. "Lover Come Back To Me" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) Ã¢Â€Â“ 6:51
4. "Patricia" (Art Pepper) Ã¢Â€Â“ 10:24
5. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)" (Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell) Ã¢Â€Â“ 5:44
6. "Chris's Blues" (Art Pepper) Ã¢Â€Â“ 3:50

:(Recorded on December 1 & 2, 1978.)

Personnel

• Art Pepper Ã¢Â€Â“ alto saxophone
• Stanley Cowell Ã¢Â€Â“ piano
• Cecil McBee Ã¢Â€Â“ bass
• Roy Haynes Ã¢Â€Â“ drums
• Kenneth Nash Ã¢Â€Â“ congas & percussion on "Mambo Koyama"

Other tracks recorded at the same sessions but unissued at the time:<br> December 1, 1978

1. "I Love You" (Cole Porter)&nbsp;– 4:35
2. Untitled Original (a.k.a. "Pepper Pot") (Art Pepper)&nbsp;– 6:40
3. "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) alternate version&nbsp;– 0:00

December 2, 1978

1. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker)&nbsp;– 5:18
2. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen; E.Y. Harburg)&nbsp;– 8:50
3. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell) alternate version&nbsp;– 5:54
4. "Over the Rainbow" alternate version&nbsp;– 9:09

Sources

• Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin, 4th edition, 1998.

References