The Return of Art Pepper

The Return of Art Pepper
Studio album by
Art Pepper
Released1957
RecordedAugust 6, 1956
StudioCapitol (Hollywood)
GenreJazz
Length37:25
LabelJazz: West
JWLP-10
ProducerHerbert Kimmel
Art Pepper chronology
Two Altos
(1952–54) 		The Return of Art Pepper
(1957) 		Playboys
(1956)

The Return of Art Pepper is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Jazz: West label after his first release from prison.[1][2] The album was rereleased on CD on Blue Note Records with bonus tracks as The Return of Art Pepper: The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordings Volume 1 in 1988.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine observed: "Pepper's chops are a little rusty, but you can hear that he still has a passion for playing, and he does improve over the course of these tracks. For serious Pepper fans, it's worth a listen, but for less dedicated fans, there are better places to become acquainted with his work".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated.

  1. "Pepper Returns" - 4:26
  2. "Broadway" (Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Lew Brown) - 4:56
  3. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:15
  4. "Angel Wings" - 4:40
  5. "Funny Blues" - 4:36
  6. "Five More" - 4:37
  7. "Minority" - 4:17
  8. "Patricia" - 3:33
  9. "Mambo de la Pinta" - 4:15
  10. "Walkin' Out Blues" - 5:52

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 25, 2016
  2. ^ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Jazz:West Album Discography accessed October 25, 2016
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Return of Art Pepper: The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1142. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.