Savoy session · in the studio
March 29, 1953
Art Pepper Quartet
In the room
Art Pepper – alto sax- Russ Freeman – piano
- Bob Whitlock – bass
- Bobby White – drums
The takes
12 of these 15 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Savoy numbered its masters by the tune, and kept the takes: the figure after the dash is which take of that master it is.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| D6058-2 | Chili Pepper (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2217 |
| D6058-3 | Chili Pepper (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6058-4 | Chili Pepper | MG 12089 |
| D6058-5 | Chili Pepper (take 5) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6059-1 | Susie The Poodle | MG 12089 |
| D6059-3 | Susie The Poodle (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6059-5 | Susie The Poodle (take 5) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6059-6 | Susie The Poodle (take 6) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2217 |
| D6060-1 | Everything Happens To Me (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2217 |
| D6060-2 | Everything Happens To Me (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6060-3 | Everything Happens To Me (take 3) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6060-4 | Everything Happens To Me | Not issued at the time · later on Discovery 171 |
| D6060-6 | Everything Happens To Me (take 6) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy Jazz SJL 1170 |
| D6061-4 | Tickle Toe | MG 12089 |
| D6061-9 | Tickle Toe (take 9) | Not issued at the time · later on Savoy SJL 2217 |
15 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJLP-3 | Chet Baker Quartet | Chet Baker Quartet | 1953 | Russ Freeman, Bob Whitlock, Bobby White | |
| PJ-1249 | Pretty/Groovy | Chet Baker | 1959 | Russ Freeman, Bob Whitlock, Bobby White |
2 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-1257 | The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi! | Various Artists | 1959 | Art Pepper, Russ Freeman | |
| C3568 | Art Pepper + Eleven | Art Pepper + Eleven | 1959 | Art Pepper, Russ Freeman | |
| PJ-60 | The Artistry Of Pepper | Art Pepper | 1962 | Art Pepper, Russ Freeman |
