Gettin' Together!

アート・ペッパー、コンテンポラリーレーベルの人気作!

1957年のレッド・ガーランド(p)、フィリー・ジョー・ジョーンズ(ds)等が参加した「Meets The Rhytm Section」は大ヒット作になったが、本作はリズムセクションにウイントン・ケリー(p)、ジミー・コブ(ds)等が参加したいわば続編のようなアルバム。いずれも当時マイルス・デイビスのバンドのリズムセクションである。
ボーナストラックにはビル・パーキンス(ts)、ジミー・ロウルズ(p)等が参加した1956年のセッションが収録されている。

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, Pepper 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," and "Gettin' Together." The music is all very straight-ahead and bop-oriented, but as usual, Pepper 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