Collections (Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Joe Morello and Gerry Wiggins album)

Collections
Studio album by Red Norvo, Art Pepper, Joe Morello and Gerry Wiggins
Released	1957
Recorded	January 3, 1957 United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:48
Label	Intro ILP-608
Producer	Don Clark
Art Pepper chronology
The Art Pepper Quartet (1956) Collections (1957) Modern Art (1957)

Collections is an album by vibraphonist Red Norvo, saxophonist Art Pepper, drummer Joe Morello and pianist Gerry Wiggins recorded in early 1957 originally released on the Intro label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

he AllMusic review by Brandon Burke noted: " the most interesting performances on this record are by the similarly young Pepper, who appears on five of the album's ten tracks. Pepper sticks to alto sax on all but the appropriately titled original "Tenor Blooz," and delivers a meatier-than-expected tone for an alto player. Fine performances by both Norvo and Wiggins help make this a timeless West Coast jazz release. No real surprises here, but every track is a gem".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated

1. "Tenor Blooz" - 4:55
2. "You're Driving Me Crazy" (Walter Donaldson) - 5:05
3. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 2:27
4. "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Madeline Hyde) - 2:45
5. "Pepper Steak" - 3:47
6. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:15
7. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 5:40
8. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Victor Young, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington) - 4:25
9. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 3:09
10. "Straight Life" - 3:20

Personnel

• Red Norvo - vibraphone
• Art Pepper - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 10), tenor saxophone (track 1)
• Joe Morello - drums
• Gerry Wiggins - piano
• Ben Tucker - bass

References