USA: New release from Art Pepper-Unreleased art Vol VIII (2019)

Here is a review from All About Jazz: In 1979, Art and Laurie Pepper published perhaps the finest jazz biography written, Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper (Da Capo Press). It provides a roadmap and discography where Pepper's work can be conveniently identified and considered in context. According to Pepper's discography at Jazzdisco.org, the altoist's appearance at the Paul Masson Winery, September 6, 1976 took place between his recording as a sideman on Art Farmer: On The Road (Contemporary, 1976) and Pepper's own follow-up to Living Legend, The Trip (Contemporary, 1976). Pepper was getting serious traction just ahead of his first tour of Japan early in 1977. He had been teaching jazz clinics and playing casuals, getting ready for the rest of his productive but too-short life. Live At The Winery, September 6, 1976 is made up of six songs inner-dispersed with Pepper's grateful and sincere stage banter. The disc opens with possibly Pepper's most passionate reading of the Juan Tizol classic "Caravan." Written for the Duke Ellington orchestra, "Caravan" was composed with a Middle Eastern flavor in mind, but in the hands of Pepper and local pianist Smith Dobson... more lyrics You can get the whole album It's on sale for a while 50 minutes of music to make you smile For only $5.50—with liner notes, too! So download it all To hear Art and this crew Play the shit out of melodies, both old and new from Bebop to blues, from ballads to rock Recorded at the Winery, where I assume they have Medoc*. *(The only original rhyme I could think of )