Never a wasted note.Always in the best company.A complete understanding of the Baritone's role in ensemble playing.He was the foremost modern Jazz baritone saxophonist(with all due respect to the father of the instrument,Harry Carney and the leading light of Bebop baritone Serge Chaloff.Even Gerry Mulligan sat in awe of Pepper and that is high praise.
The records mentioned are from the 50's and the 60's and they are great.By the late70's and into the 80's Pepper Adams really stands out in a series of quartet sessions."The Master" 'Reflectory" "Urban Dreams" are all vivid reminders of his command of the horn,his gentle wit and his firey assaults at way up tempos.Great records that are benchmarks in his discography and his race to outrun cancer.Another one of the musicians who never phoned it in,a special player who is missed and great to see remembered.
Of note is Gary Smulyan who is keeping that flame lit on the baritone.It is a shrinking audience for this honest music that asks nothing more than an open mind and a sensitive ear.Drink a toast to honesty and purity and the memory of greats like Pepper Adams.
The records mentioned are from the 50's and the 60's and they are great.By the late70's and into the 80's Pepper Adams really stands out in a series of quartet sessions."The Master" 'Reflectory" "Urban Dreams" are all vivid reminders of his command of the horn,his gentle wit and his firey assaults at way up tempos.Great records that are benchmarks in his discography and his race to outrun cancer.Another one of the musicians who never phoned it in,a special player who is missed and great to see remembered.
Of note is Gary Smulyan who is keeping that flame lit on the baritone.It is a shrinking audience for this honest music that asks nothing more than an open mind and a sensitive ear.Drink a toast to honesty and purity and the memory of greats like Pepper Adams.