Art Pepper - Art Of Art (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Remastered from original analog tapes by Rinaldo Donati at Maxine Studio, Milan.

Recorded just one year before his death (June 1982), this superlative release is an essential purchase for all Art Pepper fans and collectors. "Art of Art" was recorded live on July 6 at the Estate Jazz Festival in Genoa, Italy, and contains five tracks, four original compositions by Pepper as well as the popular standard "Over The Rainbow" by Harold Arlen. Bebop and blues are at the forefront of this session, which is superbly realized by the leader and his star accompanists George Cables, David Williams and Carl Burnett.

"Art Pepper's brilliance was not in his hands, it was like a chemical combination in a laboratory; his terrible childhood and his incredible musical talent, combined with his desire to communicate, are things he did with great success…. For Art, there was nothing better than being on stage. He lived for it. On tour he was spectacular, and he always managed to communicate something, no matter what it was. The concert in Genoa shows once again how well Pepper played in the last phase of his life, perhaps better than ever before." (Mario Giorgi)

TRACKLIST

1. Art Pepper - Blues For Blanche
2. Art Pepper - The Trip
3. Art Pepper - For Freddie
4. Art Pepper - Over The Rainbow
5. Art Pepper - Landscape



Thanks to the Original customer.