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SURF RIDE | ART PEPPER

Saxophonist Art Pepper made his debut recording session of Surf Ride in Los Angeles, California on March 4, 1952, when he recorded tracks 4-6 on the album. Subsequent recording sessions took place on March 29, 1953  when he recorded tracks 1-3 and then on August 25, 1954 recording tracks 7-12. The three sessions resulted in the completion of the twelve takes that ultimately made it to the album.

The album was produced by Ozzie Cadena and originally released as a 12 inch LP on the Savoy label in 1956. The liner notes were written by Yasukuni Terashima and the cover offers a clear though slightly too wholesome California motif to be considered for an addition to the cheesy Fifties Batchelor Collection of “girls on covers “, though the redhead in bikini helps.

TRACKLIST | 37:25 All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.
    1. Tickle Toe (Lester Young) – 2:55
    2. Chili Pepper – 3:00
    3. Susie the Poodle – 3:14
    4. Brown Gold – 2:26
    5. Holiday Flight – 3:1
    6. Surf Ride – 2:54
    7. Straight Life – 2:52
    8. Cinnamon – 3:11
    9. Thyme Time – 3:30
    10. The Way You Look Tonight (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 3:48
    11. Nutmeg – 3:15
    12. Art’s Oregano – 3:08
PERSONNEL
  • Art Pepper – alto saxophone
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone (tracks 7-12)
  • Russ Freeman (tracks 1-3), Hampton Hawes (tracks 4-6), Claude Williamson (tracks 7-12) – piano
  • Monty Budwig (tracks 7-12), Joe Mondragon (tracks 4-6), Bob Whitlock (tracks 1-3) – bass
  • Larry Bunker (tracks 4-12), Bobby White (tracks 1-3) – drums

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