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Straight-Ahead Jazz Volume One
| Recorded | May 30, 1953 |
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| Label | Straight Ahead Jazz |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 843511 |
The record
Bebop-leaning West Coast quartet work from spring '53, with a teenage Sonny Clark already hinting at the touch he'd bring to Blue Note years later. Babasin's occasional cello switch gives the set an odd, chamber-like texture beneath Pepper's cool attack.
Session personnel
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone
- Harry Babasin — bass, cello
- Bobby White — drums
- Sonny Clark — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
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