Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics Explained
Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper and a small big band performing arrangements by Marty Paich, who also directed the ensemble.[1]
Background
The recording is one of several dates Pepper made with Paich in 1959 and is the only one with Pepper as leader. The recording focuses on Paich's large group arrangements of modern jazz classics, including Denzil Best's "Move," Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight," Gerry Mulligan's "Walkin' Shoes". Other highlights of the recording are Pepper's clarinet performances on "Anthropology" and the alternate takes of "Walkin'."
Track listing
An expanded compact disc featuring many unreleased "alternate" takes was released on December 1, 1988.
CD expanded release
- "Move" (Denzil Best) - 3:26
- "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:22
- "Opus de Funk" (Horace Silver) - 3:13
- "'Round Midnight" (Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Williams) - 3:32
- "Four Brothers" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 2:57
- "Shaw 'Nuff" (Brown, Fuller, Gillespie) - 2:58
- "Bernie's Tune" (Leiber, Miller, Stoller) - 2:44
- "Walkin' Shoes" (Gerry Mulligan) - 3:31
- "Anthropology" (Gillespie, Charlie Parker) - 3:19
- "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) - 3:01
- "Walkin'" [Original Take] (Richard Carpenter) - 5:15
- "Walkin'" [Alternate Take] (Carpenter) - 4:54
- "Walkin'" [Alternate Take] (Carpenter) - 4:58
- "Donna Lee" [Original Take] (Miles Davis) - 3:23
- "Donna Lee" [Alternate Take] (Miles Davis) - 3:22
Recorded on March 14 (#3, 4, 8, 10), March 28 (#2, 6, 9, 14, 15) and May 12, 1959 (#1, 5, 7, 11–13).
Personnel
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet (all tracks)
- Pete Candoli - trumpet (#3, 4, 8, 10)
- Al Porcino - trumpet (#1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11–15)
- Jack Sheldon - trumpet (all tracks)
- Dick Nash - trombone (all tracks)
- Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone, tenor saxophone (all tracks)
- Vincent DeRosa - French horn (all tracks)
- Herb Geller - alto saxophone (#3, 4, 8, 10)
- Bud Shank - alto saxophone (#2, 6, 9, 14, 15)
- Charlie Kennedy - alto saxophone (#1, 5, 7, 11–13)
- Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone (#2–4, 6, 8–10, 14–15)
- Richie Kamuca - tenor saxophone (#1, 5, 7, 11–13)
- Med Flory - baritone saxophone (all tracks)
- Russ Freeman - piano (all tracks)
- Joe Mondragon - bass (all tracks)
- Mel Lewis - drums (all tracks)
- Marty Paich - arranger, conductor (all tracks)
Sources
- Art Pepper & Laurie Pepper. Straight Life. New York, Schirmer, 1979.
- Art Pepper Discography Page (http://www.jazzdisco.org/pepper/)
Notes and References
- Book: Bogdanov . Vladimir . All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music . Woodstra . Chris . Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . 2001 . Backbeat Books/All Media Guide . 978-0-87930-627-4 . en.
