Review:Altoist
Art Pepper was nearing the turning point in his career at the time
that he performed at the concert at Half Moon Bay, CA, that is included on
this Storyville CD. He had been back on the scene for two years and had
not quite broken through to the wider jazz audience yet, but major
successes were in the near future. It is obvious from his talking to the
audience that
Pepper was still unsure about his future, but his playing on this date
(with a pickup group comprised of pianist
Smith Dobson, bassist
Jim
Nichols and drummer
Brad Bilhorn) finds him in top form, creating emotional versions of "A
Night in Tunisia" and his three originals "Mr. Yohe," "The Trip" and "Lost
Life." Since there are only 40 minutes of music on the CD and this was not
one of
Pepper's strongest groups, the release is not essential, but fans of
the unique altoist will want to pick up these interesting performances. --
Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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