Art Pepper - West Coast Sessions ! Volume 6: Shelly Manne

Originally issued as Hollywood Jam: Shelly Manne And His West Coast Friends in 1981, this session was recorded at Sage & Sound Studio in Hollywood, CA on May 4, 1981 and featured Shelly Manne on drums, Bill Watrous, trombone, Bob Cooper, tenor sax, Pete Jolly on piano, Monty Budwig, bass, and of course, Art Pepper on alto sax. It was only released on LP in Japan. Now available worldwide as Art Pepper Presents “West Coast Sessions!” Volume 6: Shelly Manne, these performances are finally available again. In addition to the remastered album, an alternate take of “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” is included (it previously only appeared on The Hollywood All-Star Sessions boxed set from 2001). This CD also includes photos and new liner notes from Laurie Pepper.