Art Pepper – Intensity
Alto sax - Art Pepper [click here to see more vinyl featuring Art Pepper]
Piano - Dolo Coker
Bass - Jimmy Bond
Drums - Frank Butler
Written by Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh (A1), Cole Porter (A2), Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer (A3), Ira Gershwin (A4),Jerome Kern (A4), Herbert Magidson (B1), Allie Wrubel (B1), Dorothy Parker (B2), Ralph Rainger (B2), Jerry Bock (B3), Larry Holofcener (B3), George David Weiss (B3), Art Pepper (B4)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180 g
Record Color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12’’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press: Quality Record Pressings
Label : Contemporary Records Acoustic Sound Series
Original Label : Contemporary
Recorded 23–25 November 1960 at Contemporary’s Studio
Engineered by Roy Du Nann
Original session produced by Lester Koenig
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Reissue produced by Chad Kassem
Photography by William Claxton
Design by George Kershaw
Liner Notes by Lester Koenig
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in September 2024
Tracks :
Side A :
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
- I Love You
- Come Rain or Come Shine
- Long Ago (And Far Away)
Side B :
- Gone with the Wind
- I Wished on the Moon
- Too Close for Comfort
- Five Points
Reviews :
“Intensity was the final album of altoist Art Pepper's early period and was released when he was already serving a long prison sentence due to his addiction to heroin. Assisted by pianist Dolo Coker, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Frank Butler, Pepper was just starting to show the influence of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman in his style, freeing up his playing and displaying a greater intensity during his improvisations. Ironically, Pepper sticks to swinging standards such as "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me," "Gone with the Wind," and "I Wished on the Moon" as points of departure on this interesting and largely enjoyable set. Excluding a 1973 recording with Mike Vax's big band, it would be 15 years before Art Pepper led another record date in the studios.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.46 / 5 , AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide : 4 / 5