Art Pepper - meets The Rhythm Section - 2 x 200g 45rpm UHQR Vinyl LP Box Set

2025

Ultra High Quality Record Limited to 2,750 Numbered Copies.
Mastered AAA by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Tapes.
Pressed on 200g Clarity Vinyl® at QRP.

Step into the timeless jazz realm of saxophone great Art Pepper! Embark on a musical journey like no other with Pepper's iconic album Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, now available in a breathtaking Ultra High Quality Record vinyl edition from Analogue Productions.

Imagine the magic when Art Pepper, the virtuoso of the alto saxophone, joins forces with the legendary rhythm section of Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. This 1957 Contemporary Records label debut spotlights their synergy on classics such as "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" and "Waltz Me Blues," sounding nothing short of sublime.

For Pepper, known for his emotionally charged performances, Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section marked a career milestone. According to him, the album was recorded under enormous pressure, as he first learned of the recording session the morning he was due in the studio, and he had never met the other musicians, all of whom he greatly admired. His horn was also in less than exceptional condition. Still, the session produced results that Becky Byrkit, writing for AllMusic, deemed, "a diamond of recorded jazz history." Brian Morton and Richard Cook, writing for The Penguin Jazz Guide (10th ed.), described Meets the Rhythm Section as "a poetic, burning date, with all four men playing above themselves... Between them, they'd delivered a masterpiece."