Tokyo Debut

Tokyo Debut
Live album by Art Pepper
Released 1995
Recorded April 5, 1977
Venue Yūbin Chokin Hall, Tokyo
Genre Jazz
Length 66:25
Label Galaxy
GCD-4201-2
Producer Yasumasa Okamoto
Art Pepper chronology
A Night in Tunisia
(1977)A Night in Tunisia1977
Tokyo Debut
(1977)
No Limit
(1977)No Limit1977
First Live in Japan cover

Tokyo Debut is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in Japan in 1977 by TBS Radio and originally released on the Japanese Polydor label in 1990 as First Live in Japan before being rereleased on the Galaxy label in 1995.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted "The unexpected enthusiasm of the crowd really got to Pepper and his improvisations (even though he is not playing with his regular group) are quite inspired. Memorable music".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.

  1. Introduction - 2:23
  2. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 12:03
  3. "The Spirit Is Here" - 8:58
  4. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:47
  5. "Straight Life" - 6:27
  6. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) - 12:59
  7. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 7:49
  8. "Samba de Orpheus" (Luiz Bonfa) mistitled as Felicidade on CD and incomplete - 3:00

Personnel

References

  1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Tokyo Debut – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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