Art Pepper Today
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| Art Pepper Today | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | December 1 & 2, 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Galaxy | |||
| Producer | Ed Michel | |||
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Art Pepper Today is a 1978 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper, playing with pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Cecil McBee, drummer Roy Haynes and percussionist Kenneth Nash.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| DownBeat | [5] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow said that "Art Pepper, in the midst of a successful comeback, recorded this excellent set for Galaxy," which includes "a definitive version of his intense ballad 'Patricia'."[1]
DownBeat gave the album 5 stars.[5] Reviewer Terry Martin wrote, "Art Pepper Today finds the artist completely emotionally engaged with the themes and style of yesterday, and they leap to life with joyous urgency".[5]
Track listing
- "Miss Who" (Art Pepper) – 4:42
- "Mambo Koyama" (Art Pepper) – 6:40
- "Lover Come Back To Me" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:51
- "Patricia" (Art Pepper) – 10:24
- "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)" (Harry Link; Jack Strachey; Holt Marvell) – 5:44
- "Chris's Blues" (Art Pepper) – 3:50
- (Recorded on December 1 & 2, 1978.)
