Tokyo Debut

1995 live album by Art Pepper

Tokyo Debut

Live album by

Art Pepper

Released| 1995
Recorded| April 5, 1977
Venue| Yūbin Chokin Hall, Tokyo
Genre| Jazz
Length| 66:25
Label| Galaxy
GCD-4201-2
Producer| Yasumasa Okamoto
Art Pepper chronology
| A Night in Tunisia
(1977)  | Tokyo Debut
(1995)  | No Limit
(1977)

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First Live in Japan cover

Tokyo Debut is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in Japan in 1977 by TBS Radio and originally released on the Japanese Polydor label in 1990 as First Live in Japan before being rereleased on the Galaxy label in 1995.[1]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted "The unexpected enthusiasm of the crowd really got to Pepper and his improvisations (even though he is not playing with his regular group) are quite inspired. Memorable music".[2]

## Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.

1. Introduction \- 2:23
2. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 12:03
3. "The Spirit Is Here" - 8:58
4. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 6:47
5. "Straight Life" - 6:27
6. "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) - 12:59
7. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 7:49
8. "Samba de Orpheus" (Luiz Bonfa) mistitled as Felicidade on CD and incomplete - 3:00

## Personnel[edit]

* Art Pepper \- alto saxophone
* Clare Fischer \- electric piano
* Rob Fisher - bass
* Peter Riso - drums
* Poncho Sanchez \- percussion \- except tracks 3,4 and most of track 2
* Cal Tjader \- vibraphone (tracks 6–8)
* Bob Redfield - guitar (tracks 6–8)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016
2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Tokyo Debut – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Art Pepper

Years given are for the recording(s) featuring Art Pepper, not first release.

leader

co-leader|

* Surf Ride (1952–54)
* Two Altos (with Sonny Red, 1952–57)
* The Return of Art Pepper (1956)
* Playboys/Picture of Heath (1956)
* The Art Pepper Quartet (1956)
* Art Pepper with Warne Marsh (1956)
* Modern Art (1956–57)
* Collections (1957)
* Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957)
* Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics (1959)
* Gettin' Together (1960)
* Intensity (1960)
* Smack Up (1960)
* Living Legend (1975)
* The Trip (1976)
* A Night in Tunisia (1977)
* Tokyo Debut (1977)
* No Limit (1977)
* Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* Friday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* More for Les at the Village Vanguard (1977)
* San Francisco Samba (1977)
* Among Friends (1978)
* Art Pepper Today (1978)
* New York Album (1979)
* So in Love (1979)
* Artworks (1979)
* Landscape (1979)
* Besame Mucho (1979)
* Straight Life (1979)
* One September Afternoon (1980)
* Winter Moon (1980)
* APQ (1981)
* Art 'n' Zoot (with Zoot Sims, 1981)
* Arthur's Blues (1981)
* Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 (1981)
* Roadgame (1981)
* Art Lives (1981)
* Goin' Home (with George Cables, 1982)
* Tête-à-Tête (with George Cables, 1982)

With
Stan
Kenton|

* The Kenton Era (1940–54)
* Stan Kenton's Milestones (1943–47)
* A Presentation of Progressive Jazz (1947)
* Stan Kenton Classics (1947)
* Encores (1947)
* Innovations in Modern Music (1950)
* Stan Kenton Presents (1950)
* The Innovations Orchestra (1950–51)
* This Modern World (1951)
* Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton (1950–52)

With
Shorty
Rogers|

* Modern Sounds (1951)
* Popo (1951)
* Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953)
* Cool and Crazy (1953)
* The Swingin' Nutcracker (1960)

With
others|

* Chet Baker Big Band (1956)
* Mucho Calor (Conte Candoli, 1957)
* Hoagy Sings Carmichael (Hoagy Carmichael, 1956)
* California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976)
* Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (1959)
* On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976)
* Birds and Ballads (Johnny Griffin, 1978)
* Mistral (Freddie Hubbard, 1980)
* Very R.A.R.E. (Elvin Jones, 1979)
* Some Like It Hot (Barney Kessel, 1959)
* The West Coast Sound (Shelly Manne, 1953)
* Cool Heat (Anita O'Day, 1959)

Film
soundtracks|

* The Gauntlet (Jerry Fielding, 1977)
* Heart Beat (Jack Nitzsche, 1980)
* The Subterraneans (André Previn, 1960)

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