EAN: 0025218638722

Intensity was the final album of altoist Art Pepper's early period and was released when he was already serving a long prison sentence due to his addiction to heroin. Assisted by pianist … More...

Intensity was the final album of altoist Art Pepper's early period and was released when he was already serving a long prison sentence due to his addiction to heroin. Assisted by pianist {|Dolo Coker|}, bassist {|Jimmy Bond|}, and drummer {|Frank Butler|}, Pepper was just starting to show the influence of {|John Coltrane|} and {|Ornette Coleman|} in his style, freeing up his playing and displaying a greater intensity during his improvisations. Ironically, Pepper sticks to swinging standards such as I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me, Gone with the Wind, and I Wished on the Moon as points of departure on this interesting and largely enjoyable set. Excluding a 1973 recording with {|Mike Vax|}'s big band, it would be 15 years before Art Pepper led another record date in the studios. ~ [Some reissues have an additional song, Fine Points.] Scott Yanow Music>Music>Jazz>Jazz>Jazz, Ojc Core >3<

EAN: 0025218638722

Intensity Intensity~~Art-Pepper Jazz>Jazz>Jazz CD