Art Pepper - Getting Together

Gettin Together Review

 

by Scott Yanow

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.]

 

Art Pepper 

Getting Together       

1. "Whims of Chambers" (Paul Chambers) – 6:56
2. "Bijou the Poodle" (Art Pepper) – 5:48
3. "Why Are We Afraid" (Dory Langdon; André Previn) – 3:36
4. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:55
5. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:15
6. "Diane" (Art Pepper) – 5:03
7. "Gettin' Together" (Art Pepper) – 7 :50

(Recorded on 29 February 1960.)

• Art Pepper – alto saxophone; tenor saxophone
• Conte Candoli – trumpet
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums

Gettin' Together is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Conte Candoli, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb.

The liner notes by Martin Williams describe the album as 'a sort of sequel to the earlier Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section', which also featured the Miles Davis rhythm section of its time.