Art Pepper - The Hollywood All-Star Sessions

[tranemonk]

what do you guys think of this box??? Especially the sound?

thanks

[Chuck Nessa]

I have not heard the cds but had all the material on Atlas lps from Japan. They are clearly (and clinically recorded in the Japanese manner). Much of the music is first rate and the sound will please.

[Ron S]

I like this set a lot--now even more so knowing that it has the Nessa Seal of Approval.

[Chuck Nessa]

I like this set a lot--now even more so knowing that it has the Nessa Seal of Approval.

B-)

[Free For All]

I like this set a lot--now even more so knowing that it has the Nessa Seal of Approval.

It's Nessa-sary music.

[kh1958]

The set sounds like what would happen if you mixed together Pepper's classic 1950s Contemporary LPs with his classic 1970s-80s Galaxy recordings, the resulting being very pleasing to the ear.

[Brad]

This is a fantastic, fantastic set. One of my favorites and I think the sound is fabulous. The notes by his widow are not too great but that's a minor annoyance. If you don't have, get it.

[cho]

The sound is very good. Contents wise, I like the Complete Galaxy Box more. More fire and more urgent

[mjzee]

If you want to test the music, the entire box is available on eMusic. I downloaded it and am very happy.

[sidewinder]

This was one of the boxes that Zweitausendeins listed for a while at about 20 euros ( ). Very enjoyable set of music - nothing earth-shattering but no worse for that. I have some of the Japanese LPs on Atlas and, as has been mention, the sound and production are exemplary.

[RDK]

I can only add:

[andersf]

The set is very good, definitetly recommended.

About the sound, and there is an earlier thread about this, CDI is in mono.

[Claude]

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=7551

[Justin V]

I'm not sure if this was discussed elsewhere, but Omnivore reissued this music.  I was delighted/dismayed to see that there were several extra tracks that didn't make the original box set.  Fortunately, my library has a streaming/download service that'll allow me to get the missing tracks without buying more CDs or paying $3 per track (gulp) for a lossless download.

For those who are also interested, there are 2 tracks from the Stitt session with Russ Freeman, 3 from the Stitt session with Lou Levy, 2 tracks from the Jack Sheldon session (1 vocal ), 1 from the Pete Jolly session and 1  from the Watrous session.  There were no added tracks from the Konitz and Manne sessions.

Edited June 5, 2023 by Justin V

[Stompin at the Savoy]

56 minutes ago, Justin V said:

I'm not sure if this was discussed elsewhere, but Omnivore reissued this music.  I was delighted/dismayed to see that there were several extra tracks that didn't make the original box set.  Fortunately, my library has a streaming/download service that'll allow me to get the missing tracks without buying more CDs or paying $3 per track (gulp) for a lossless download.

For those who are also interested, there are 2 tracks from the Stitt session with Russ Freeman, 3 from the Stitt session with Lou Levy, 2 tracks from the Jack Sheldon session (1 vocal ), 1 from the Pete Jolly session and 1  from the Watrous session.  There were no added tracks from the Konitz and Manne sessions.

So is this the several volumes of "Art Pepper presents: West Coast Sessions!"?  Is there a box with all of them or no?

[Justin V]

6 minutes ago, Stompin at the Savoy said:

So is this the several volumes of "Art Pepper presents: West Coast Sessions!"?  Is there a box with all of them or no?

Yes and I don't believe so.

Edited June 5, 2023 by Justin V

[Brad]

This is the first I’ve heard that Omnivore re-issued the Hollywood All Star Sessions since the right to these were owned by Fantasy, which is now owned by Concord. Did you intend to refer to the Artist House Recordings, which Omnivore issued a couple of years ago. If not, do you have a link. 

Edited June 6, 2023 by Brad

[Stompin at the Savoy]

https://www.amazon.com/Pepper-Presents-West-Coast-Sessions/dp/B01N2NTGV6

[Brad]

Thanks.  I compared the first two with the equivalent of the Hollywood Star Sessions and looks to be the same so since since I have the earlier box I will stick with that. 

[Justin V]

1 hour ago, Brad said:

Thanks.  I compared the first two with the equivalent of the Hollywood Star Sessions and looks to be the same so since since I have the earlier box I will stick with that. 

To clarify a bit, out of the 9 tracks on the newer Omnivore reissues that weren't part of the five-disc box, 6 were previously unreleased alternates and 3 were tracks that were on the original LPs but not included in the box.  It looks like individual tracks can be had for $1.29 per track from Amazon, although I haven't looked to see if some might be album-only downloads.

[felser]

On 3/14/2005 at 9:38 PM, cho said:

The sound is very good. Contents wise, I like the Complete Galaxy Box more. More fire and more urgent

+1

[jlhoots]

3 hours ago, felser said:

+1

+2

[Brad]

5 hours ago, Justin V said:

To clarify a bit, out of the 9 tracks on the newer Omnivore reissues that weren't part of the five-disc box, 6 were previously unreleased alternates and 3 were tracks that were on the original LPs but not included in the box.  It looks like individual tracks can be had for $1.29 per track from Amazon, although I haven't looked to see if some might be album-only downloads.

Thanks for the information Justin. 

[tranemonk]

So does anyone have a link to the site it' selling on?

[Justin V]

18 hours ago, tranemonk said:

So does anyone have a link to the site it' selling on?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=art+pepper+west+coast+sessions&crid=1URE7FDTXU0CP&sprefix=art+pepper+west+coast%2Caps%2C2293&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_21