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Art Pepper: The Last Concert

post #1 of 10
7/4/09 at 1:10am
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Did not know this was extant until tonight. It is currently downloading and I cannot express how excited I am. His wife, Laurie, has apparently been doing a lot of work to keep the Pepper legacy alive. Aside from releasing these never-before-heard concerts and recordings, she is producing a documentary about AP's life. Here is her site: http://straightlife.info/
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post #2 of 10
7/4/09 at 2:15am
Pepper was one of the best ever. Thanks for the link.
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post #3 of 10
7/4/09 at 2:52am
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Yes he was. His live stuff from the 80's is among the best jazz ever recorded, IMO.
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post #4 of 10
7/4/09 at 2:24pm
Good work on actually posting a useful link. Srsly, thanks for this.
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post #5 of 10
7/4/09 at 2:54pm
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Good work on actually posting a useful link. Srsly, thanks for this.
You're welcome. Only listened to the first song but it is, as predicted, out of this world.
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post #6 of 10
7/4/09 at 8:29pm
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You guys need to get this. The entire band is so tight, especially the pianist. I at first thought it was the guy who appeared on Pepper's earlier 1980s recordings (Live at the Village Vanguard, etc.) but it's not; Roger Kellaway is the new pianist. He apparently wrote the theme for "All in the Family." He is on FIRE! BTW, Art closes the set with a great take of "When You're Smiling" on the clarinet! It's great.
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post #7 of 10
9/28/09 at 1:52am
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"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on this particular recording is the best one Art did. I've heard 3 or 4 other versions, mostly from his final Village Vanguard shows in the late 70s...this just exceeds them all. Your heart falls out of your chest when you hear this. My god.
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post #8 of 10
9/28/09 at 6:00pm
Love that photo by William Caxton of Pepper walking uphill on Fresno Street near Silver Lake in LA, cigarette in one hand while cradling his horn.
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post #9 of 10
9/28/09 at 9:09pm
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Love that photo by William Caxton of Pepper walking uphill on Fresno Street near Silver Lake in LA, cigarette in one hand while cradling his horn.
yes, that is a great photo. I may make it my desktop background.
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post #10 of 10
1/30/10 at 3:00am
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Bumping this because it is such a crucial recording in the history of jazz music. And it is great music. I'd give anything to see Art in concert.
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