lush calypso and Motownesque love songs to arrive at a scene of disco-espionage closing with ‘Lovelight’
The music shifts fluidly between meditative and raw
The main successes of Final Days come with its more complex arrangements as well as more nuanced and exacting performances
and these re-mastered tunes are as timeless and important today as they were all those years ago
Second only to Kind of Blue by Miles Davis and Jazz Samba by Stan Getz
Art Pepper + Eleven kraut rock lush calypso and Motownesque loveThis is an essential vintage cut. Cool and bop era favourites are rendered by alto saxophonist Art Pepper and an 11 piece band, power punched by the arrangements of Marty Paich. Pianist conductor Paich gives the ensemble ample space to shine, Trumpeter Jack Sheldon included, while Pepper remains the focus of the performance. Masterful renditions of "Move," "Four Brothers," "Shaw Nuff," "Anthropology," and "Donna Lee" stand out, each riff and solo a