Pepper Adams - 10 To 4 At The Five Spot (1958) MP3 ~ 320kbps ~ Cover ~ RS.com ~ 78mb ~ 5% File Recovery Genre: Jazz / hard bop Recorded on April 15, 1958. Time: 39:12 Label: Riverside/OJC Allmusic.com: Most of the recordings by the Donald Byrd-Pepper Adams Quintet were released under the trumpeter's name but this near-classic (reissued on CD) is an exception. With pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Elvin Jones completing (and inspiring) the group, Adams and Byrd make for a potent team on "You're My Thrill" and some originals; hard bop at its best. Concordmusicgroup.com: One of the very earliest of Riverside's many noted on-the-job recordings. The limited technology of the Fifties made such "live" efforts risky, but the vibrant energies of young stars-to-be like Donald Byrd, Elvin Jones, and Pepper Adams turn this session into a forceful example of the values of capturing the sound of jazz in its natural habitat. Biography Notes: Pepper Adams (born Park Adams III on October 8, 1930 in Highland Park, Michigan - died on September 10, 1986 in Brooklyn, New York) was one of hard bop's most significant baritone saxophonists. His dark, hearty tone on the horn and driving rhythmic sense provided the antithesis to the lighter, floating (and consequently more popular) styles of Gerry Mulligan. His family moved to Rochester, New York when he was young and in that city he began his musical efforts. That said his family's later move to Detroit, Michigan, a suburb of which was his birthplace, would be more important to his career. This occurred when he was sixteen and in Detroit he met several musicians who would later be important to his career, one example being Donald Byrd. He also became interested in Wardell Gray's approach to the baritone saxophone and indicates he and Harry Carney were his baritone influences. He also spent time in a United States Army band and briefly had a tour of duty in Korea. He later moved to New York City where he briefly worked in 1958 with Benny Goodman and for a much longer, if sporadic, period with Charles Mingus. He later became a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band from 1965 to 1978. He also co-led a quintet with trumpeter Donald Byrd with whom he recorded a live date, 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot featuring Elvin Jones. Liner Notes: Riverside brought its equipment to the Five Spot Cafe during Pepper Adams' engagement there to sample a full evening's action: from, as the title notes, 10pm to 4am. Since jazz can be so much a product of its surroundings, it should be pointed out that the Five Spot, which first became an important factor on the New York scene in 1957, has quickly gained a reputation among musicians as a club significantly lacking in tension or formality, an unusually good, relaxed place to play in. The atmosphere of the club and the talents of the Adams quintet seemed to us a most exciting combination. Donald Byrd, Elvin Jones and Doug Watkins are all fellow Detroiters, whom Adams first came to appreciate at local sessions. Byrd has been most highly regarded and in demand ever since he first hit New York; his constantly improving tone, technique and imagination indicate that he will continue that way. Jones, a brother of pianist Hank and trumpeter Thad, has worked with J.J. Johnson and Sonny Rollins; he is a drummer of striking inventiveness and much fire, qualities that are particularly in evidence here on Byrd's jazz march, "The Long Two/Four." Watkins is a firm young bassist who has worked and recorded extensively with top Eastern groups; Bobby Timmons, the quintet's only non-Detroit member, is a promising young pianist whose credits include service with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The selections here, as culled from the full night's work, immediately reflect one distinctive facet of "live" recording: the natural tendency to stretch out freely and at greater length than in the studio. Actually, Pepper noted, "we were holding down a bit; sometimes, when we really get going, one tune can last for a half hour, but I didn't think you'd want that." Included are the group's theme "'Tis," written by Elvin Jones' brother Thad; a standard ballad ("You're My Thrill") spotlighting Pepper in a lyrical vein; two examples of Byrd's fine composing talents: the sensitive "Yourna" and the swinging 2/4 march; and a rousing blues, "Hastings Street Bounce," adapted by Pepper from a number of remembered from an old recording. Personnel: Pepper Adams, baritone sax Donald Byrd, trumpet Bobby Timmons, piano Doug Watkins, bass Elvin Jones, drums Tracks: 1. 'Tis (Theme) (Thad Jones) 5:42 2. You're My Thrill (Clare--Gomey) 4:55 3. The Long Two/Four (Donald Byrd) 10:27 4. Hastings Street Bounce (trad; arr. Pepper Adams) 11:08 5. Yourna (Donald Byrd) 7:00 Cover link: http://i29.tinypic.com/egpt9v.jpg Code:
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