It’s been forever since I bought an Art Pepper album so this one is a welcome addition. It’s a lovely recording. Typical stuff from Pepper with plenty of lyrical solos and lots of emotion put into every note.
There are still some Pepper titles I’d like to find, both early stuff and later stuff. But I’m quite happy with what I have managed to acquire up to this point. I’m probably leaning more towards finding some later titles, to get the fuller spectrum of his work.
Overall I’m now focusing my efforts in exploring later jazz with titles that were released in stereo primarly. From labels such as Muse, Strata East, Black Jazz, BYG, Steeplechase, Futura, ECM, Enja, Black Saint, Philly Jazz, ESP and so on. I’ve focused a lot on the avant-garde and I’m really enjoying it. There’s so much great stuff in stereo released from the mid 60’s and into the 80’s. I have secured several great albums lately, both from local stores and online, that I will be posting. Stay tuned.