This is a great piece of solo improvised piano. I'm still working on how great, but if you've ever dug deeper than the Koln Concert into Keith Jarrett's solo work, this is well worth a listen.
I said in a previous post that this is a live album, but later noticing no audience noise, it seems it isn't! Some pre-release info I'd read was obviously dud.
I'm listening to another great album from the 70s:
indeed! stunning pressing and recording too, real contrast of dynamic expression with holland going from oh so gently brushing against the strings to possitively wringing the neck of the bass, wish there was another couple of tracks with him using the bow though as i love the textures that come from him playing that way, dont have any art pepper though, so much of it dont know where to start
I used to have a cassette copy of Emerald Tears many years ago. You mentioning it made me order a CD copy. I'm really looking forward to hearing it.
Art Pepper is my favourite alto player. He had everything musically and technically, and played with such emotional weight.
If your tastes tend towards free rather than cool, then go for something in the 70s, after his comeback.
The Live at the Village Vanguard material - available in all sorts of configurations, from single discs to a 9CD box set - is probably the best of his output. But there are two albums Live in Japan (or Not a Through Street as a 2CD set) which are great, too. Otherwise, try Living Legend or The Trip.
I'd say, if it's post 1970 and on a recognisable jazz label, it'll have something worthwhile.
I love his late playing so much, I even have some decidedly nasty bootleg-quality material with pick-up bands.
I used to have a cassette copy of Emerald Tears many years ago. You mentioning it made me order a CD copy. I'm really looking forward to hearing it.
Art Pepper is my favourite alto player. He had everything musically and technically, and played with such emotional weight.
If your tastes tend towards free rather than cool, then go for something in the 70s, after his comeback.
The Live at the Village Vanguard material - available in all sorts of configurations, from single discs to a 9CD box set - is probably the best of his output. But there are two albums Live in Japan (or Not a Through Street as a 2CD set) which are great, too. Otherwise, try Living Legend or The Trip.
I'd say, if it's post 1970 and on a recognisable jazz label, it'll have something worthwhile.
I love his late playing so much, I even have some decidedly nasty bootleg-quality material with pick-up bands.
thanks man, will start with some of his earlier stuff , then work up to his later and free'er stuff, if i can find it on vinyl! grudge buying cds(mostly because my digital system if rather poor!) not because i have anything against digital.
I used to have a cassette copy of Emerald Tears many years ago. You mentioning it made me order a CD copy. I'm really looking forward to hearing it.
Art Pepper is my favourite alto player. He had everything musically and technically, and played with such emotional weight.
If your tastes tend towards free rather than cool, then go for something in the 70s, after his comeback.
The Live at the Village Vanguard material - available in all sorts of configurations, from single discs to a 9CD box set - is probably the best of his output. But there are two albums Live in Japan (or Not a Through Street as a 2CD set) which are great, too. Otherwise, try Living Legend or The Trip.
I'd say, if it's post 1970 and on a recognisable jazz label, it'll have something worthwhile.
I love his late playing so much, I even have some decidedly nasty bootleg-quality material with pick-up bands.
thanks man, will start with some of his earlier stuff , then work up to his later and free'er stuff, if i can find it on vinyl! grudge buying cds(mostly because my digital system if rather poor!) not because i have anything against digital.
The later stuff isn't really free, but Pepper got into Coltrane during the 60s and incorporated some of Coltrane's style into his own, if that makes any sense at all!
Of the earlier material, try Modern Art. It has the most fantastic version of Summertime amongst other stuff.
I used to have a cassette copy of Emerald Tears many years ago. You mentioning it made me order a CD copy. I'm really looking forward to hearing it.
Art Pepper is my favourite alto player. He had everything musically and technically, and played with such emotional weight.
If your tastes tend towards free rather than cool, then go for something in the 70s, after his comeback.
The Live at the Village Vanguard material - available in all sorts of configurations, from single discs to a 9CD box set - is probably the best of his output. But there are two albums Live in Japan (or Not a Through Street as a 2CD set) which are great, too. Otherwise, try Living Legend or The Trip.
I'd say, if it's post 1970 and on a recognisable jazz label, it'll have something worthwhile.
I love his late playing so much, I even have some decidedly nasty bootleg-quality material with pick-up bands.
thanks man, will start with some of his earlier stuff , then work up to his later and free'er stuff, if i can find it on vinyl! grudge buying cds(mostly because my digital system if rather poor!) not because i have anything against digital.
:-)
The later stuff isn't really free, but Pepper got into Coltrane during the 60s and incorporated some of Coltrane's style into his own, if that makes any sense at all!
Of the earlier material, try Modern Art. It has the most fantastic version of Summertime amongst other stuff.
its the only issue i have with vinyl, its trendy again so all those records i could have got for less than a pound at the local charity shop are now being actively hunted by far to many people, time to upgrade the dac me thinks.
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An absolutely beautiful album.....
dont have any art pepper though, so much of it dont know where to start
Preparing for Glasto and hoping the rumours are true & these guys turn up.....
thanks for all the info, its much appreciated.
:-O
you just gotta love mingus!
Still one of the very best, on all counts IMO.
:-))