Art Pepper Discography

Title:Art Pepper/Live In Japan Vol 1(Storyville STCD4128)          Art Pepper/Live In Japan Vol 2(Storyville STCD4129)        Art Pepper/Not A Through Street Live In Yamagata 78(TOFREC88901-2)

Number of Tunes:7

MD Recording Date(s):MAR 14/78

Personnel:Art Pepper(as)Milcho Leviev(p)BobMagnusson(b)Carl Burnett(d)

Review:Art Pepper concluded a very successful tour of Japan with a concert in Yamagata that was recorded and released on two Storyville CDs. The first CD has just 38 minutes of music, but the quality is quite high. Pepper (with pianist Milcho Leviev, bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Carl Burnett) performs lengthy versions of two originals ("Ophelia," "My Laurie") and "Besame Mucho"; the latter was a request from his Japanese friends that was very well received and became a permanent part of his repertoire. The recording quality is excellent and Pepper is in explorative and somewhat inspired form. -- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide The second of two CDs taken from the final night of Art Pepper's 1978 Japanese tour features the great altoist (along with pianist Milcho Leviev, bassist Bob Magnusson and drummer Carl Burnett) exploring two of his originals ("The Trip," and "Red Car"), a lyrical version of Michel Legrand's "The Summer Knows" and an intense rendition of "Caravan." None of the Storyville sets have been reissued elsewhere, and each adds to the remarkable legacy of Art Pepper whose second career (covering 1975-82) was arguably even greater than his first. -- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Opehlia Besame Mucho My Laurie Caravan The Trip The Summer Knows Red Car