Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm section ECMRecordings especially when they can savor

especially when they can savor this superb vinyl reissue

was ranked #119 on RollingStone’s list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012

On this album

Saxophone Colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analyses and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention

Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm section ECMRecordings especially when they can savorAmong the many gems from Art Peppers superlative discography was a January 19, 1957 studio date in which the altoist fronted a quartet featuring the rhythm section from Miles Davis first great quintet (1955 1957): pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Ten exquisite tracks were recorded in a period of just five hours, nine of which made their way onto the album Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section. Two compositions