Art Pepper Quartet - MODERN ART (1956-57)
8 videos • 60,005 views • by 60otaku4 "Modern Art" is a jazz album recorded in December 1956 and January 1957 by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Russ Freeman, Ben Tucker and Chuck Flores. It is highly valued as one of his masterpiece albums of the 50's. This album on Intro Records documents memorable performances of standards, including the luscious ballad "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," and standouts are the stripped-down versions of "Blues In" and "Blue Out," two tunes that feature Pepper's lamenting sax as it soliloquizes over a simple walking bass line. Art Pepper was one of the world's greatest alto saxophonists. Though firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, Pepper possessed a strongly unique sensibility, and his career ups and downs (largely due to drug addiction) never seemed to affect his ability to play with precision, clarity, and insight. Tracklisting; Side-A 1. Blues In 2. Bewitched 3. When You're Smiling 4. Cool Bunny Side-B 5. Diannes' Dilemma 6. Stompin' at the Savoy 7. What Is This Thing Called Love? 8. Blues Out Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, December 28, 1956 (1,2,6,7,8) and Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA, January 14, 1957 (3,4,5) Personnel; Art Pepper (alto sax), Russ Freeman (piano), Ben Tucker (bass), Chuck Flores (drums)