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"I'm all in favor of getting grants for musicians. Or any other good brand of Scotch." - Pepper Adams

Chet Baker - Chet (1959) ♪ “Alone Together” チェットのバラード集。 ベタなのにクールでホント心落ち着く。 . #chetbaker #chet #alonetogether #billevans #pepperadams #riverside #jazz #1959 #nowplaying

“This set of sides recorded with the then-fledgling Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams quintet was taped for the long-defunct Warwick label. While Byrd and Adams — along with Jimmy Cobb and Charles, who is only on one track here — were veterans in Detroit before coming to the Big Apple, Herbie Hancock was a kid. His playing is the weak link here, but it nonetheless shows great promise and he acts more as an anchor for the wondrous interplay between the front line-check of Byrd’s “Bird House” or the title track or even Johnny Mercer’s “I’m an Old Cowhand” for the wooly, yet lyrical, interplay between this pair of soloists. With his rough and tumble tone punching through Byrd’s elegant and fiery lines and creating a melodically charged harmonic invention in which the interval was everything, Adams came up with a session that was as passionate and innovative as it was hip and tender. This is a hell of an introduction to both players and captures their magic as a band better than any other document that is available on CD.” – Thom Jurek/AllMusic

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Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone Donald Byrd – trumpet Bobby Timmons – piano Doug Watkins – bass

The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams is an album led by baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams which was recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Regent label. The album was rereleased on Savoy as Pure Pepper in 1984 with an additional previously unreleased track. Personnel: Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone Bernard McKinney – euphonium Hank Jones – piano George Duvivier – bass Elvin Jones – drums

Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone Jimmy Knepper – trombone Wynton Kelly – piano, organ Doug Watkins – bass Elvin Jones – drums

Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone Lee Katzman – trumpet Jimmy Rowles – piano Doug Watkins – bass Mel Lewis – drums