I think alto players in particular must appreciate how inimitable his sound was. He had a very dark and very sophisticated tone (the way he sustains notes with that lilting vibrato is just unbelievable), and his phrasing was so authentically emotional.
My introduction to Art Art took place in 1981 at the Jazz Festival in Vienne (France). When he made his recall on Ophelia, I had my chin stuck on the stage and I fell in love with his music ever since.
My introduction to Art was in the sixties when listening enraptured to the Shorty Rogers Big band. The alto sax came in and astounded me with the sensitivity and beauty. I checked the personnel and there was the name of Art Pepper. Ever since I've vibrated to his improvisations.
Hey I didn't have this Art Pepper album but the same happened to me except that my brother was the asshole. When I was away in Calfornia my brother did not feel like lugging my 400+ record album collection to my mother's new house & he gave them (& my extensive autograph collection of Miles, Coltrane, Basie, Ellington, etc) away to a taxi driver friend. But he's still my brother & I've got most of the albums on MP3 now though I wouldn't mind seeing them (all my friends) again.
He leido hoy una encuesta de los 100 mejores del jazz de todos los tiempos. No está Art. Quien cojones hace las preguntas, o quien contesta?. Es enorme, de los más grandes, sin duda.
I had this same album in 1981. Kept it for years until my asshole father threw all my jazz records out. A great, great album, listened to this one and "Stardust" night after night.
You could sample and flip it but in the end you probably wont make profit off of it because a lot of these are not royalty free. you could try and get it passed but it will cost a fair amount of money.
