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ART PEPPER,
NEON ART VOL. 3,
OMNIVORE OVLP-49.
SIDE ONE: MAKE A LIST
(MAKE A WISH) (*) (24:39).
SIDE TWO: EVERYTHING
HAPPENS TO ME (#)(8:34) /
ARTHUR'S BLUES (+)(10:27).
Art Pepper, as; George
Cables, p; David Williams,
b; Carl Burnett, d. (*)
11/13/1981. Tottori,Japan. (#)
11/14/1981. Nogoya,Japan.
(+) 11/19/1981
Sapporo,Japan. Total
time:35:40.
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Feature Reissue on Vinyl
couple of Blues licks, reminding somewhat of Newk's
thematic statements on “Blue Seven”, twisting and
bending notes to mold them into new shapes and
sonics. A punched riff sets up the keyboard solo which
is masterful. There is a quote from Clifford Brown's
“Blues Walk” and Milcho even throws in clusters of
high range triplets which one doesn't hear very often
anymore. The riff punch introduces a bass fiddle
stretch then an alto chorus leads into eighth trades
with the drum kit between sax/piano before they
return to the head twice before terminating the tune.
The second volume (2) retains the same personnel
except for the replacement of Leviev by the under
heralded George Cables. This time the vinyl is colored a
translucent pink and contains three tracks from a 1981
tour of Japan. As indicated by its title, the opening
number is set in a latinish cast and allows the foursome
to display their acute sense of rhythmic displacement.
Where both tracks on the previous volume were from
Pepper's pen this is his only original here with the
remaining pair from outside sources.
The first movie musical to incorporate both story
and songs “Over The Rainbow” won an Academy
Award for the title song. As far as Jazz horn players
were concerned Art Pepper owned this tune which
he performed countless times never lacking in deep
soulfulness. After a shimmering spell from Cables'
piano David Williams take a rare two chorus arco
excursion before Art returns on the channel. The other
title is a Bebop nugget from the pen of percussionist/
drummer Denzil Best which has received numerous
interpretations from Coleman Hawkins to Dexter
Gordon . Sometimes known by its alternate title,
“Wee”,it is one of those numbers that was equally
popular among both Swingers and Beboppers alike.
It was named for Allen Eager, a somewhat eccentric
tenor man in the Four Brothers school. Set in a
medium gait, the leader pours on the pots swinging
like mad and flexing his Bop charts. George Cables
sets up a locked-hands line that he often returns to in
between rapid single note fusillades before swapping
statements with the leader. Burnett eventually eases