PEPPER ADAMS - PEPPER ADAMS QUINTET/CRITICS' CHOICE NEW CD

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK• 16-PAGE BOOKLETThis release presents two complete quintet albums by the remarkable baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, Pepper Adams Quintet (Mode LP112), and Critics’ Choice (World Pacific PJM407). Featured along with Adams are such stars as Carl Perkins, Jimmy Rowles, and Mel Lewis. The only track ever issued from a studio date by Adams (recorded on the same day as one of the "Critics’ Choice" sessions), “Four Funky Folk”, has been added here as a bonus. It first appeared on the World Pacific LP compilation "Blowin’ the Blues" (JWC-512).PERSONNEL:[1-5] PEPPER ADAMS QUINTETPEPPER ADAMS, baritone saxSTU WILLIAMSON, trumpet, valve trombone, out on track 4CARL PERKINS, pianoLEROY VINNEGAR, bassMEL LEWIS, drumsHollywood, July 10, 1957[6-11] CRITIC'S CHOICEPEPPER ADAMS, baritone saxLEE KATZMAN, trumpet, out on track 7JIMMY ROWLES, pianoDOUG WATKINS, bassMEL LEWIS, drumsLos Angeles, August 13 & 14, 1957[12] BONUS TRACK:PEPPER ADAMS, baritone saxHERBIE STEWARD, tenor saxJIMMY ROWLES, pianoDOUG WATKINS, bassMEL LEWIS, drumsTRACKS:01. Unforgettable02. Baubles, Bangles And Beads03. Freddie Froo04. My One And Only Love05. Muezzin’06. Minor Mishap07. Blackout Blues08. High Step09. Zec10. Alone Together11. 502112. Four Funky FolkTOTAL TIME; 76:29 Min