ART PEPPER + ELEVEN Modern Jazz Classics LP 1st Press Mono M 3568 Very Rare
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ART PEPPER + ELEVEN Modern Jazz Classics LP 1st Press Mono M 3568 Very Rare Archival Sleeve This is BeBop arranged for Big Band by Marty Paich with top West Coast Musicians most from Kenton's band They Play Tracks by Parker, Monk, Dizzy, Mulligan, Rollins, Giuffre, & more Highly Recommended
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 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'."
Due to lengthy stints in drug rehab and jail, it is a remarkable feat that Art Pepper managed to put out any records at all. However, the few that he did put out were often exceptional. In his early days Pepper had spent time as a successful soloist in Stan Kenton’s band, and Marty Paich conceived of the idea of featuring him as the main (and almost only) soloist in front of an eleven-man ensemble. This was hardly a risk or even a novelty; big bands were fairly common on the West Coast during this time and many of the players were undoubtedly experienced in working within a larger group. However, instead of the usual well-worn standards that were the mainstay of West Coast swingers, Paich fashioned charts from relatively new compositions by jazz artists such as Monk, Gillespie, and Mulligan. All of these songs, generally more associated with smaller units, are inventively arranged for the big band format. Paich balances peppy horn riffs with open spaces that allow Pepper room to soar. Pepper was one of the few Parker-inspired disciples who managed to sound nothing like him, soloing with more crispness and precision than Bird, yet retaining the keen sense of melodic invention. His jumpy phrasing and pinpoint rhythm are on display on the fast tunes (some taken at a dizzying pace), while on ballads he allows lines to gently unfold over the changes like an opening cocoon. While Jack Sheldon gets a few tasty solos, it’s clear that Pepper is the main attraction, and he makes his presence known. Modern Jazz Classics is an aptly titled record that still sounds fresh today,
- 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)
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