Tête-à-Tête (Art Pepper and George Cables album)

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Tête-à-Tête
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedApril 13 & 14 and May 11, 1982
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length39:17
LabelGalaxy
GXY 5147
ProducerEd Michel and Laurie Pepper
Art Pepper chronology
Darn That Dream
(1982)
Tête-à-Tête
(1983)
Goin' Home
(1982)
George Cables chronology
Old Wine, New Bottle
(1982)
Tête-à-Tête
(1982)
Goin' Home
(1982)

Tête-à-Tête is a duet album by saxophonist Art Pepper and pianist George Cables, recorded in 1982 and released on the Galaxy label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted: "Pepper never did decline on record, and although he died in June 1982 (just a month after the last of these duets), he is prime form throughout the emotional performances".[4]

Track listing

  1. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 6:43
  2. "Tête-à-Tête" (George Cables) - 4:29
  3. "Darn That Dream" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange) - 4:17
  4. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 5:17
  5. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) - 6:47
  6. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 5:40
  7. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 6:04
  • Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA on April 13, 1982 (track 4), April 14, 1982 (tracks 1–3, 5 & 6) and May 11, 1982 (track 7)

Personnel

References

  1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016
  2. Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography accessed October 31, 2016
  3. David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Galaxy Album Discography accessed October 31, 2016
  4. 4.0 4.1 Yanow, Scott. Tête-à-Tête – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1143. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.