New Art Pepper Box 1959 - Live at the Cellar

[tranemonk]

Even though I have a ton of Art... I'm very interested in this one and likely to grab it. 

Thoughts??? 

https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/live-at-the-cellar/

[Dub Modal]

He's playing with guys I've never really heard of, which doesn't matter overall, but I'd love to hear some samples regardless. 

[ejp626]

This looks like something I would order, though probably the digital version.  It isn't clear if the liner notes would come with the digital download, though I would hope they would.

[pglbook]

Thanks. I am a big Art pepper fan and this looks very promising.

However, the following (highlighted by me) has me a bit wary:

"Everything Happens To Me: 1959 – Live At The Cellar utilizes a fly-on-the-wall approach that includes all the existing music as the recordings happened. As a result, the 4-CD / Digital set includes some incomplete tracks, but most songs run near to completion."

I can understand if some songs may have not been taped and are missing but what does "most songs run near to completion" mean?

That is odd wording and seems to imply that most songs are not complete (it says most songs only run "near to completion").

Can that be true? I hope not.

 

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by pglbook

[Dub Modal]

6 tracks of 32 total are incomplete. 

[pglbook]

6 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

6 tracks of 32 total are incomplete. 

Thanks.

[jazzbo]

It's awkwardly worded but I think it's meant to indicate that most of the incomplete songs run to near completion before the tape ran out.

[pglbook]

59 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

It's awkwardly worded but I think it's meant to indicate that most of the incomplete songs run to near completion before the tape ran out.

Thanks for clarifying. That now makes sense. 

It definitely is very poorly worded.

Edited 4 hours ago by pglbook

[felser]

Omnivore is a very good company, they do a nice job on their releases.

[Dub Modal]

Found a track:

 

Art is bringing it but in comparison to other versions of this tune, I don't know...this rhythm section sounds a bit stuck in the mud on this one. Or is that just me? 

[T.D.]

41 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

Found a track:

 

Art is bringing it but in comparison to other versions of this tune, I don't know...this rhythm section sounds a bit stuck in the mud on this one. Or is that just me? 

Inclined to agree. Plus, the piano sounds out of tune (though that's not rare in clubs) and the sonics are not great (as might be expected from the tape source).

[Dub Modal]

20 minutes ago, T.D. said:

Inclined to agree. Plus, the piano sounds out of tune (though that's not rare in clubs) and the sonics are not great (as might be expected from the tape source).

Noticed that piano too. The drummer's style was not what I expected either. Not bad, but not sure how much of a match it is for this tune. Still, probably a good release for any Art fan because really, how many live recordings of him from the 50s are there? All the live sets I have are 70s onward and in a much different style. I'd love to hear a ballad from this set. I'll probably end up getting it. 

[jlhoots]

Probably a "pass" for me.