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Review:Altoist
Art Pepper was at the beginning of his successful (if relatively
brief) seven-year renaissance when he performed at the concert documented
on this Storyville CD. Recorded six months before his first official
comeback record (Living
Legend), the great altoist is heard playing with a quartet comp of
Tommy Gumina on polychord (an organ-sounding accordion), bassist
Fred Atwood and drummer
Jimmie Smith.
Pepper is in excellent form on lengthy versions of his "Foothill
Blues," "I'll Remember April," and "Cherokee," and is quite passionate on
a four-and-a-half-minute version of "Here's That Rainy Day."
Gumina mostly stays out of the way, and the audience sounds quite
happy to get an opportunity to hear the legendary altoist sounding so
strong. -- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
