Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 explained

Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Art Pepper and Duke Jordan
Cover:	Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981.jpg
Released:	1996
Recorded:	July 3, 1981
Venue:	Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	141:59
Label:	Galaxy 2GCD 8201-2
Producer:	Ik Skovgaard
Chronology:	Art Pepper
Prev Title:	One September Afternoon
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Roadgame
Next Year:	1981

Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper and pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1981 at the Jazzhus Montmartre by Danmarks Radio and released on the Galaxy label as a double CD in 1996.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steven McDonald noted "Art Pepper was in the process of dying at the time this recording was made, but there's no lack of energy, no loss of vitality. A two-CD live jazz set that's well worth having and should not be overlooked".

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.

Disc one

1. "Blues Montmartre" – 14:01
2. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 9:27
3. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 7:18
4. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 15:48
5. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 14:26
6. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 12:18

Disc two

1. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 22:06
2. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) – 8:46
3. "Radio Blues" – 11:40
4. "Good Bait" (Tadd Dameron, Count Basie) – 10:41
5. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 15:28

Personnel

• Art Pepper – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Duke Jordan – piano
• David Williams – bass
• Carl Burnett – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-pepper/catalog/#galaxy-2gcd-8201-2 Art Pepper catalog
2. http://artpepperdisco.blogspot.com.au/2007/08/art-pepper-with-duke-jordan-in.html Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography