Landscape is a live 1979 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with George Cables, Tony Dumas and Billy Higgins. The album was recorded at Shiba Yūbin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, at the same concerts that produced Besame Mucho.[1]
| Landscape | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 16 July & 23 July 1979 | |||
| Venue | Shiba Yūbin Chokin Hall, Minato, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:33 63:39 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Galaxy/OJC | |||
| Producer | Akira Taguchi and Hiroshi Aono | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow awarded the album 4.5 stars, commenting that "Pepper was in inspired form during this Tokyo concert" and that his "intensity and go-for-broke style are exhilarating throughout".[2]
Track listing
edit- "True Blues" (Art Pepper) – 8:07
- "Sometime" (Pepper) – 5:05
- "Landscape" (Pepper) – 10:26
- "Avalon" (Vincent Rose; Al Jolson; Buddy DeSylva) – 8:40
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen; E.Y. Harburg) – 10:47
- "Straight Life" (Pepper) – 6:19
- "Mambo de la Pinta" (Pepper) – 11:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
- (Recorded on 16 July & 23 July 1979.)
Personnel
edit- Art Pepper – alto saxophone; clarinet on "Sometime"
- George Cables – piano
- Tony Dumas – Electric upright bass (credited as "blitz bass")
- Billy Higgins – drums
References
edit- ^ "Art Pepper Catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Art Pepper: Landscape – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Sources
edit- Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin, 4th edition, 1998. ISBN 0-14-051383-3