Art Pepper – Meets The Rhythm Section (AP UHQR 200g Clarity Vinyl 2LP)

Art Pepper’s Contemporary Records debut — Now on UHQR!

200-gram 45 RPM 2LP release

Numbered edition limited to 2,750 copies!

Mastered AAA by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes

Set includes deluxe 16-page booklet telling the history of Contemporary Records together with new album liner notes by John Koenig, son of the label founder

Pressed on Clarity Vinyl at Quality Record Pressings

Stoughton Printing Old Style tip-on gatefold heavyweight jacket with scuff-resistant matte finish

Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!

Step into the timeless jazz realm of saxophone great Art Pepper! Embark on a musical journey like no other with Pepper’s iconic album Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section, now available in a breathtaking Ultra High Quality Record vinyl edition from Analogue Productions.

The Perfect Trio: Pepper, Garland, Chambers, and Jones

Imagine the magic when Art Pepper, the virtuoso of the alto saxophone, joins forces with the legendary rhythm section of Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. This 1957 Contemporary Records label debut spotlights their synergy on classics such as “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” and “Waltz Me Blues,” sounding nothing short of sublime!

For Pepper, known for his emotionally charged performances, Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section marked a career milestone. According to him, the album was recorded under enormous pressure, as he first learned of the recording session the morning he was due in the studio, and he had never met the other musicians, all of whom he greatly admired. His horn was also in less than exceptional condition. Still, the session produced results that Becky Byrkit, writing for AllMusic, deemed, “a diamond of recorded jazz history.” Brian Morton and Richard Cook, writing for The Penguin Jazz Guide (10th ed.), described Meets The Rhythm Section as “a poetic, burning date, with all four men playing above themselves… Between them, they’d delivered a masterpiece.”

Meets The Rhythm Section also shares a storied link to the origins of Contemporary Records, founded in 1951 by Lester Koenig.

For this UHQR edition of Meets The Rhythm Section we have an included a 16-page booklet that tells the history of Contemporary Records as well as offering new liner notes from John Koenig, Lester’s son, known for his insightful jazz reviews.