Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Trip
| Recorded | Sep 15-16, 1976 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1976 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 305941 |
The record
Pepper's mid-'70s return finds him paired with George Cables' harmonically sharp piano and Elvin Jones' rolling, insistent drums, a rhythmic world away from his West Coast years. The playing is urgent and unguarded, a horn working through everything it's been through.
Session personnel
- Art Pepper — alto saxophone
- David Williams — bass
- Elvin Jones — drums
- George Cables — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1977 | Contemporary Records · S7638 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1977 | Contemporary Records |
| 1980 | Contemporary Records · S7638 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Contemporary Records · P-7570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Contemporary Records · COP 032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Contemporary Records · S7638 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Contemporary Records · VDJ-1583 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-410 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-410-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5410 — Cassette, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1990 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-410-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-23646 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2001 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-60765 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| 2006 | Contemporary Records · VICJ-41726 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
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