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Discoveries
| Recorded | Aug 1952 |
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| Label | Savoy Records |
| Released | 1952 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 582578 |
The record
Early-fifties Pepper caught mid-ascent, his alto already carrying that lean, vibrato-less West Coast cool alongside pianists Claude Williamson and Russ Freeman. A snapshot of the young Savoy sessions before the harder years, full of easy swing and clean-lined invention.
Session personnel
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone
- Bob Whitlock — bass
- Monty Budwig — bass
- Bobby White — drums
- Larry Bunker — drums
- Paul Ballerina — drums
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Russ Freeman — piano
- Jack Montrose — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1977 | Savoy Records · SJL 2217 — Vinyl, LP earliest on file |
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| 1977 | Savoy Records |
| 1977 | Arista · 1C 148-61045/46 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1977 | Arista · 22RS-8(M) — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | Savoy Records · SJL 2217 — Vinyl, LP, Promo |
| 1977 | Arista · 22RS-8(M) — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| 1977 | Savoy Records · SJL 2217 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1984 | Savoy Jazz · WK 70507 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1985 | Savoy Jazz · WL70507(2) — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · gatefold |
| 1985 | Savoy Jazz · WL70507(2) — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · gatefold |
Follow the players
Art Pepper also plays on
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Monty Budwig also plays on