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Early Art

| Recorded | Jul 1954 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 4285668 |
The record
Blue Note's 1976 gathering of early Pepper, including July 1954 sides with Russ Freeman and Shelly Manne -- the alto already singing through West Coast cool.
Session personnel
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone
- Ben Tucker — bass
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Chuck Flores — drums
- Joe Morello — drums
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Gerald Wiggins — piano
- Russ Freeman — piano
- Jack Sheldon — trumpet
- Red Norvo — vibraphone [vibraharp]
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1976 | Blue Note — MONO |
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