Tête-à-Tête (Art Pepper and George Cables album)

Tête-à-Tête
Studio album by Art Pepper
Released	1983
Recorded	April 13 & 14 and May 11, 1982 Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:17
Label	Galaxy GXY 5147
Producer	Ed Michel and Laurie Pepper
Art Pepper chronology
Darn That Dream (1982) Tête-à-Tête (1982) Goin' Home (1982)
George Cables chronology
Old Wine, New Bottle (1982) Tête-à-Tête (1982) Goin' Home (1982)

Tête-à-Tête is a duet album by saxophonist Art Pepper and pianist George Cables recorded in 1982 and released on the Galaxy label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Pepper never did decline on record, and although he died in June 1982 (just a month after the last of these duets), he is prime form throughout the emotional performances".^[4]

Track listing

1. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:43
2. "Tête-à-Tête" (George Cables) - 4:29
3. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 4:17
4. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 5:17
5. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 6:47
6. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 5:40
7. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:04

• Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA on April 13, 1982 (track 4), April 14, 1982 (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6) and May 11, 1982 (track 7)

Personnel

• Art Pepper - alto saxophone
• George Cables - piano

References

1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016
2. Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography accessed October 31, 2016
3. David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Galaxy Album Discography accessed October 31, 2016
4. Yanow, Scott. Tête-à-Tête – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
5. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.