Pepper Adams Quintet
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | July 10, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:35 | |||
| Label | Mode MOD-LP 112 | |||
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Pepper Adams Quintet (reissued as Pepper Adams 5), is the debut album by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams recorded in 1957 and originally released on the Mode label.[1][2][3]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn states "Pepper Adams ranked among modern jazz's finest baritone saxophonists. His mastery of the middle and lower registers and technical acumen enabled him to play the physically cumbersome baritone with a speed, facility, and style usually restricted to smaller horns. This '57 quintet date featured him in a more relaxed context with West Coast jazz types".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "unusually relaxed".[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 6:22
- "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) – 8:29
- "Freddie Froo" (Pepper Adams) – 6:02
- "My One and Only Love" (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin) – 3:52
- "Muezzin" (Adams) – 5:52
Personnel
[edit]- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Stu Williamson – trumpet, except track 4
- Carl Perkins – piano
- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
- Mel Lewis – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Jazzlists:Mode Records discography accessed February 21, 2017
- ^ Pepper Adams catalog accessed February 21, 2017
- ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Pepper Adams Quintet – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
