As a sort of follow-up to
Art Pepper
's matchup with
Miles Davis
' trio in the 1957 classic
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
,
Pepper
utilizes
Davis
' sidemen on this 1960 near-classic. In addition to pianist
Wynton Kelly
, bassist
Paul Chambers
, and drummer
Jimmy Cobb
, trumpeter
Conte Candoli
makes the group a quintet on four of the eight numbers. This time around, rather than emphasizing standards,
performs just three (
"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise,"
Thelonious Monk
's
"Rhythm-A-Ning,"
and
"The Way You Look Tonight"
) and includes three originals of his own:
"Diane,"
"Bijou the Poodle,"
"Gettin' Together."
The music is all very straight-ahead and bop-oriented, but as usual,
brings something very personal and unique to his playing; he sounds like no one else. [Some reissues add "The Way You Look Tonight" (formerly only available on another LP) and an alternate take of the title cut to the original repertoire.] ~ Scott Yanow