Art Pepper - Intensity - 180g Vinyl LP
Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
2024
Recorded in 1960, Art Pepper's fifth album release on Contemporary Records, Intensity, was released in 1963. A collection of seven jazz standards, the album features Dolo Coker (piano) along with Jimmy Bond (bass) and Frank Butler (drums).
This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.
Scott Yanow
Intensity was the final album of altoist Art Pepper's early period and was released when he was already serving a long prison sentence due to his addiction to heroin. Assisted by pianist Dolo Coker, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Frank Butler, Pepper was just starting to show the influence of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman in his style, freeing up his playing and displaying a greater intensity during his improvisations. Ironically, Pepper sticks to swinging standards such as "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me," "Gone with the Wind," and "I Wished on the Moon" as points of departure on this interesting and largely enjoyable set. Excluding a 1973 recording with Mike Vax's big band, it would be 15 years before Art Pepper led another record date in the studios.
(888072590168)
| SKU | 888072590168 |
| Barcode # | 888072590168 |
| Brand | Contemporary Records / Craft Recordings |
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