Tom 1960 Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I'm presently listening to Donald Byrd's "Byrd In Hand" which features some fine playing of Pepper Adams. This is really a very nice album all around. Up to this point I don't believe I have anything that features the playing of Adams besides the other issue I own, Byrd's "Royal Flush". I'm really digging his stuff. So the question lies, what else can you recommend for me of Pepper Adams? As always I appreciate the input. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Live at the Cafe halfnote w/D. Byrd The Cooker by Lee Morgan co-leader date on OJC w/Thad Jones that I forget the name of... no organ dates that I can think of, but that's what Ronnie Cuber's for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lightning Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Some late Pepper: His Muse recordings are very good, especially "The Master". "Conjuration" w/Kenny Wheeler of all people on "Reservoir" is Excellent. "Urban Dreams" on Quicksilver is also one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Pepper had some great moments with Thad & Mel. One recording that is underrated IMHO is the collaboration w/the late Ruth Brown. There are some GREAT arrangements, the band sounds inspired and Pepper plays his @$$ off. I love everything about Lee's The Cooker. Excellent session. I listen to the Byrd/Adams Mosaic frequently. Another great side is Don Friedman's Hot Pepper And Knepper(w/George Mraz and Billy Hart), although I don't know if it is currently in print. The quintet date w/Thad is Mean What You Say w/Mel, Ron Carter and Duke Pearson. Highly recommended. Pepper is da man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I'm not familiar with anything else of his, but he's awesome on Mingus's Blues and Roots. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I was just marveling yet again at his work (and EVERYONE's!) on "Royal Flush." So good this is out domestically now. Pepper. . . well I don't think he ever disappoints! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcello Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Pepper Adams, Ephemera - (Zim) I have this on LP and it seems it has not been released on cd; it should be. w/ Roland Hanna, George Mraz and Mel Lewis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Critics' Choice finally issued on CD by Mighty Quinn a while back. Great album!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom in RI Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I second Marcello's choice of Ephemera. A few others that are good, Plays Mingus, Adams Effect (on Uptown available from Mr. Nessa), and Encounter (with Zoot Sims). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) Some very good '60s dates in which Pepper appears as a sideman include: Barry Harris: LUMINESCENCE (Prestige) Barry Harris: BULLS EYE! (Prestige) Donald Byrd: AT THE HALF NOTE (Vols. 1 & 2) (Blue Note) Donald Byrd: OFF TO THE RACES (Blue Note) Dizzy Gillespie: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD (double CD) (Blue Note) And I highly second the recommendation of Mingus' BLUES AND ROOTS (Atlantic), an album that's a must for any serious collection. Edited December 4, 2006 by MartyJazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Some late Pepper: His Muse recordings are very good, especially "The Master". "Conjuration" w/Kenny Wheeler of all people on "Reservoir" is Excellent. "Urban Dreams" on Quicksilver is also one of my favorites. What he said. The quintet date w/Thad is Mean What You Say w/Mel, Ron Carter and Duke Pearson. Highly recommended. That too. I love Pepper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Pepper Adams Plays the Music of Charles Mingus (Fresh Sounds). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 One of his first important record dates was a Kenny Clarke LP on Savoy; the CD reissue was called Kenny Clarke meets the Detroit Jazzmen (Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burell, and Adams) - still one of my favourites. But all mentioned here are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 One of my favourite Pepper Adams dates is a Dizzy Gillespie jam session gig from the Village Vanguard, which featured Chick Corea, Garnett Brown, Richard Davis and Mel Lewis, with Ray Nance and Elvin Jones coming in for a few numbers. I enjoy Pepper's work with Mingus, especially Blues 'n' Roots. He's also on Monk's Town Hall Concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Get the OJC of "Encounter". It sizzles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Get the OJC of "Encounter". It sizzles. Good call, sal- that is a great one. I remember quite some time ago we had a discussion about the interesting form of the Thad Jones tune "Elusive" which is on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 "Mean What You Say" and "Live at the Half Note" would be my favorites of the bunch. You can frequently pick up the Byrd/Adams Mosaic for close to list price on ebay. Sometimes LESS. It doesn't seem to pull in the usual premium prices that OOP Mosaics usually get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fomafomic65 Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 One of his first important record dates was a Kenny Clarke LP on Savoy; the CD reissue was called Kenny Clarke meets the Detroit Jazzmen (Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Kenny Burell, and Adams) - still one of my favourites. (....) Agree. A really great hard bop session, a great album, that one. Pepper and Burrell play some wonderful melodic lines together, inspired solos; all players seem to be in top form. Misteriously enough, it's a 1957 date if I'm not wrong, I'd have to check it out, the sound of that cd is magnificent like no typical recording of the period. Some of the best Pepper Adams for me, with Mean What You Say. His Atlantic recordings with Mingus are out of any compare, since jazz history simply breathes there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMX Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Pepper Adams Plays the Music of Charles Mingus (Fresh Sounds). "This is one of those must-own recordings for fans of Adams; but it is also for those who revere Mingus' work, because, as radical as some of these interpretations are, they were not only sanctioned by, but delighted in by the composer. " - Allmusic.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 just to make sure everything Adams ever did gets a mention in this thread two fine Mal Waldron Prestige jams he's on are Gene Ammons "Blue Gene" and John Coltrane "Dakar" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 just to make sure everything Adams ever did gets a mention in this thread two fine Mal Waldron Prestige jams he's on are Gene Ammons "Blue Gene" and John Coltrane "Dakar" The main reason I bought Dakar was for Adams. (I understand some like it for Coltrane. To each his own.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 I am a huge fan of Pepper Adams. Here are some very good CDs in my collection by Pepper as leader that I don't believe have been mentioned. I have all the ones previously mentioned too. Motor City Scene - bethlehem Julian - Enja Pepper - Enja Live In Europe - Improv California Cookin' - Interplay Live - Just Jazz Urban Dreams - Quick Silver 10 To 5 At The Five Spot - Riverside The Adams Effect - Uptown Pepper Adams Quintet - VSOP Out Of This World - Warwick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladenso1 Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 His solo on "Little Rootie Tootie" from the Monk at Town Hall concert is going through my head as I read through these posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 (edited) How could I forget this: Pepper Adams Quintet---a Mode/VSOP reissue, with Stu Williamson, trumpet; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Mel Lewis,d. A real gem. One of my "desert island" jazz albums. Edited December 7, 2006 by BruceH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 How could I forget this: Pepper Adams Quintet---a Mode/VSOP reissue, with Stu Williamson, trumpet; Carl Perkins, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, b; Mel Lewis,d. A real gem. One of my "desert island" jazz albums. I actually have the original LP of this one--it has the "deep groove" and is pressed on see-through orange vinyl. Another LP I have--Live in Europe, on the Impro label, with George Arvanitas, Jacky Samson and Charles Saudrais, recorded in 1977. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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