The Art Pepper Quartet

The Art Pepper Quartet
Studio album by Art Pepper
Released	1957
Recorded	November 23, 1956 Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:29
Label	Tampa TP 20
Producer	Robert Scherman
Art Pepper chronology
Playboys (1956) The Art Pepper Quartet (1956) Collections (1957)

The Art Pepper Quartet is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Tampa label.^[1][2] The album was rereleased on CD on Original Jazz Classics with bonus tracks in 1994.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "The quality of the music here is high, if brief -- even with his erratic lifestyle, Pepper never made a bad record ... Fine music, but not essential when one considers how many gems Art Pepper recorded during his rather hectic life".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated

1. "Art's Opus" - 5:48
2. "I Surrender Dear" (Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford) - 5:31
3. "Diane" - 3:35
4. "Pepper Pot" - 5:03
5. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) - 4:00
6. "Blues at Twilight" - 3:58
7. "Val's Pal" - 2:03
8. "Pepper Pot" [alternate take] - 2:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Blues at Twilight" [alternate take] - 4:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
10. "Val's Pal" [take 1] - 2:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Val's Pal" [take 4] - 2:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Val's Pal" [take 5] - 2:14 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Art Pepper - alto saxophone
• Russ Freeman - piano
• Ben Tucker - bass
• Gary Frommer - drums

References

1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 25, 2016
2. Burgess, B. W. and Fitzgerald, M. Tampa Records Listing accessed October 25, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. The Art Pepper Quartet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2016.