Art Pepper - Riverside Drive (Live) '2023

Artist	Art Pepper Related artists
Album name	Riverside Drive (Live)
Country
Date	2023
Genre	Jazz
Play time	36:20
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	192 MB
Price	Download $1.95

Order this album and it will be available for purchase and further download within 12 hours

Pre-order album

Tracks list

Tracklist:

1. Begin the Beguine (Live) (06:17)
2. Cherokee (Live) (02:13)
3. Junior Cat (Live) (02:53)
4. Over The Rainbow (Live) (03:11)
5. Stormy Weather (Live) (02:50)
6. Everything Happens To Me (Live) (02:45)
7. What Is This Thing Called Love (Live) (03:02)
8. The Trip (Live) (08:30)
9. Webb City (Live) (04:36)


Â moreArthur Edward Pepper, Jr. was born in 1925 in Gardena, California to a
merchant seaman father and teenage mother. Both of his parents struggled with
alcoholism and the young Pepper was sent to live with his paternal grandmother
in nearby San Pedro. Growing up, he expressed an interest in music and started
taking clarinet lessons at age nine and switched to alto saxophone at age 13. By
the time he was 15, he was attending jazz and blues jam sessions at largely
African-American clubs on Central Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, playing with
drummer Lee Young, saxophonist Benny Carter, and others. He was still a teenager
when he joined Stan Kenton's band, touring the U.S. until he was drafted into
the Army in 1943. Following his discharge after World War II, Pepper returned to
Los Angeles, where he again joined Kenton's ensemble, playing alongside
bandmates like Conte Candoli, Lee Konitz, Frank Rosolino, and others.

By the early '50s, Pepper was a star, widely regarded as one of the best alto
saxophonists in the country. Though he had only appeared on a handful of
recordings, he was popular enough to finish second behind Charlie Parker in the
1952 DownBeat magazine readers' poll. However, it was also during this initial
career ascent that he was arrested and sent to prison on drug-related charges
stemming from heroin addiction; an issue that plagued him throughout his career
and resulted in a number of incarcerations. Released from prison in 1956, Pepper
quickly made up for lost time, recording a number of classic albums including
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section featuring Miles Davis bandmates Red Garland,
Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, Surf Ride with Russ Freeman and Hampton
Hawes, and Playboys with trumpeter Chet Baker. All of these albums showcased
Pepper's fluid, bop-informed improvisational style and singing tone, solidifying
his reputation as one of the architects of the cool, West Coast jazz sound.
There were also sessions with Wane Marsh, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Giuffre, and others.

Pepper had a number of well-regarded albums issued in the early '60s including
Intensity with pianist Dolo Coker, Smack Up with trumpeter Jack Sheldon, and
Gettin' Together!, which again found him backed by Miles Davis' rhythm section
of Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. However, while he remained
a popular artist, much of his career was sidelined during the '60s as he served
time in prison, including two stints at San Quentin, where he played in a group
with fellow saxophonist Frank Morgan. Following his final release from prison,
Pepper entered the drug rehabilitation program Synanon based in Santa Monica.
There he met and eventually married his third wife, photographer Laurie Pepper,
who also became his manager. With the use of methadone, the saxophonist entered
a period of recovery which found him recording more and more throughout the
'70s.

Living Legend arrived in 1975 on Contemporary Records and found Pepper playing
with longtime associates pianist Hampton Hawes, bassist Charlie Haden, and
drummer Shelly Manne. The album also revealed his transition toward a more
aggressive, harmonically complex approach influenced by the work of John
Coltrane. Equally earthy and soulful albums followed including 1976's The Trip,
1977's No Limit, and 1978's Among Friends. In the late '70s, Pepper signed a
contract with Galaxy Records and issued a slew of albums for the label that
found him striking a balance between his earlier West Coast style and
latter-career interest in Coltrane's music. Art Pepper Today arrived in 1979 and
featured pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Roy Haynes.

In 1980, Pepper published his autobiography, Straight-Life, co-written with
Laurie, in which he openly discussed his career and issues with drugs and
prison. He continued to record often throughout his later years, issuing albums
on the Galaxy and Artist House labels, including 1980's So in Love and 1984's
Artworks. He often paired with pianist George Cables, issuing two 1982 duets
albums with Tete-a-Tete and Goin' Home. It was at the height of his comeback
that Pepper died of a stroke on June 15, 1982 in Los Angeles at the age of 56.
Following his death, Laurie continued to issue many bootleg and previously
unreleased sessions by the saxophonist on her Widow's Taste imprint. She also
paired with Omnivore Records for a series of compilations detailing his Galaxy
and Artist House albums, including 2017's Art Pepper Presents: West Coast
Sessions, Vol. 1: Sonny Stitt, and 2019's Promise Kept: The Complete Artists
House Recordings. Â© Matt Collar



Art Pepper - Riverside Drive (Live).rar - 192.0 MB