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Unreleased Village Vanguard
ART PEPPER

First Set:
1. Straight No Chaser 13:58
2. Lost Life 11:19
3. Cherokee 18:37
4. Samba Mom Mom 14:06
5. Blues for Heard 06:00

Second Set:
1. The Trip 14:37
2. Stella By Starlight 14:47
3. Here’s That Rainy Day 12:50
4. Straight Life 10:32

recorded June 21, 1977

Art Pepper – alto saxophone
Onaje Allen Gumbs – piano
Gene Perla – bass
Joe LaBarbara – drums

For me this Rhythm Section was melting better with Art Pepper than Cables/Mraz/Jones on the performances released via Contemporary ....

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On 8/31/2024 at 9:30 PM, John Tapscott said:

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The strange thing is, that I had heard at least one title from this album "live" (Three or Four Shades of the Blues), but when the album came out in the same year I think I first was a bit reluctant to buy it. I was afread that the use of two basses might marr the music of Mingus, and all those hippie guitarists on the cover photo also didn´t encourage me, same like that "Grandpa" with the cigarette in the mouth (that´s how I saw it then).

Mingus made a lotta money with that album, but the band as a quinted sounded much more exiting. 

But it has a special place in my small collection since this and "Cumbia" was what I had heard live and the grossly overproduced studio albums at least let hear some glimpses of the REAL MINGUS. 

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On 8/31/2024 at 9:58 PM, ejp626 said:

Looks like this came out yesterday!  I should see if I can get in touch with Neil and have him bring a few along when he plays The Rex with Pat LaBarbera in mid Sept.

It's a good one. Of the three recordings under Neil's leadership, I think this one may be the best (or at least the one I most enjoyed at first listen). Not that there's anything wrong with the other two! 

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On CD.  This is one of my favorite Mingus recordings. Not only the title track, but the Todo Modo music is excellent, too, in my view. And the CD includes a shorter alternate take. 

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