ejp626 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Posted February 9, 2009 Well, couldn't get one of the Newberry copies, but Wherehouse has generally been ok by me, so I bought one of those and it showed up today. I've just read through Laurie Pepper's notes. Wow, just wow. I've had the previously issued material but am really interested in seeing how it flows together with the shows reconstituted as organic wholes. Might not be able to start until tomorrow though. This sounds like it was one of the last things that Les Koenig recorded. Anyone know of any sessions he (Koenig) recorded later? Would this be a reasonable last project for his legacy, or was the whole thing too uneven and too chemically-enhanced? I should know what I think about it in about a week or so. Quote
AllenLowe Posted February 9, 2009 Report Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) well, maybe I'll have to give this another listen after 25 years. Not to rehash old arguments, but... but now I am a little curious as I haven't listened to this in many a year. I wish I'd snuck a cassette machine into Paul's Mall, because that night he sounded very much like the late 1950s, early 1960s Pepper. this, by the way, is a pic from that date - Edited February 9, 2009 by AllenLowe Quote
mjzee Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 While slightly off-topic, try to find The Hollywood All-Star Sessions box. It's $29.99 on Amazon through Caiman. The music is unalloyed joy. Quote
Tom 1960 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) While slightly off-topic, try to find The Hollywood All-Star Sessions box. It's $29.99 on Amazon through Caiman. The music is unalloyed joy. Man, you and I are on the same page on this one. I was giving this some serious thought earlier today. I've read great things about this collection. Going back to the Village Vanguard dates, a local store was selling a used sealed copy of the Village Vanguard sessions for only 29.99. One part of me wanted to jump at the opportunity to pick it up at such a steal of a price. The other part is telling me are you realistically going to listen to a 9 disc collection of Art Pepper performances? I mean I really do enjoy Art Pepper, but am I really going to play this set that often? 9 discs seems to be abit overwhelming. Tell me I'm wrong! Edited February 10, 2009 by Tom 1960 Quote
mjzee Posted February 10, 2009 Report Posted February 10, 2009 Well, I downloaded both from eMusic (I downloaded the entire VV box, including all the introductions, which basically doubled the track total, but that's another story). The VV material is good, don't get me wrong. But the All-Star box is something special. Many different sessions, each with its own personality; you can hear the love going on between old friends; the sound quality is great; and the playing is just wonderful. I wish I had bought the physical box, so I could read the booklet. There may be a few tracks missing from the eMusic version; no clue why. Quote
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