Art Pepper – Early Art

Art Pepper

Art Pepper –Early Art

1976

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Version Information

Label
Blue Note
Catalog number
BN-LA591-H2
Original year
1976
Version year
1976
Region
US
Format

2 x Vinyl
LP
Compilation
Mono

Version notes

——Recording info——
A1 to A5 recorded in Los Angeles, January 3, 1956
Originally issued as "Joe Morello Sextet" Intro LP ILP 608 later issue as "Art Pepper-Red Norvo Sextet" Score SLP 4031. (Note: Sixth member of the "sextet" was guitarist who did not participate in the selections featuring Pepper.)

A6 to C3 recorded in Los Angeles, August 1956
Originally issued as "Art Pepper Quintet" Jazz West LP 10, Score SLP 4032. (also on Blue Note CD "The Return Of Art Pepper")

C4, D1, D2, D4 recorded in Los Angeles, December 28, 1956
C5, D3, D6 recorded in Los Angeles, January 14, 1957
Originally issued as "Art Pepper Quartet" Intro ILP 606, Score SLP 4030.

——Center labels info——
Blue and white "Blue note Re-issue Series" labels
℗ 1976 United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.

——Sleeve info——
Includes factory printed advertising inner sleeves

Publishers:
A1: Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. BMI
A2: Donaldson Publishing Co. ASCAP
A3: Atlantic Music Corp. BMI
A4, A5, B5 to C1, C3, C4, D1, D3, D6: Contemporary Music (2) BMI
A6, B3, B4, C2: Travis Music Co. BMI
B1: Rayven Music Co., Inc.
B2, C5: Warner Bros. Music ASCAP
D2: Chappell Music Co. ASCAP
D4: Mills Music, Inc. ASCAP
D5: Robbins Music Corporation ASCAP

Gatefold cover.

Runouts are etched except "Λ" is stamped.

Tracklist
A1.Straight Life 3:20
A2.You're Driving Me Crazy 5:05
A3.Yardbird Suite 5:40
A4.Pepper Steak 3:47
A5.Tenor Blooz 4:55
A6.Pepper Returns 4:25
B1.Broadway 4:56
B2.You Go To My Head 4:15
B3.Angel Wings 4:40
B4.Funny Blues 4:36
B5.Five More 4:40
B6.Minority 4:17
C1.Patricia 4:38
C2.Mambo De La Pinta 4:15
C3.Walkin' Out Blues 5:55
C4.Blues In 4:15
C5.What Is This Thing Called Love? 6:09
D1.Cool Bunny 4:10
D2.Bewitched 4:25
D3.Diane's Dilemma 3:46
D4.When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) 4:47
D5.Stompin' At The Savoy 5:01
D6.Blues Out 4:52

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