2 LP’S ON 1 CD 24 BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED STEREO ORIGINAL REDORDINGS. See 12-page booklet for complete information.
This CD puts together two fascinating LPs recorded around the same time by Art Pepper with very similar personnel Free Wheeling and The Way it Was! On the first the primary idea was to produce a type of modern or updated version of the stylistic approach developed by Lester Young. Incidentally the highlight of the session is when the three saxophonists (Art Pepper Ted Brown and Warne Marsh) interpret note for note the solo that Lester recorded 16 years earlier on the song “Broadway” accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra. On the second album Art Pepper leads a quintet without Ted Brown and with another drummer playing a repertory of great standards: “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me” “All the Things You Are” “What’s New?” “Avalon” “Stompin’ at the Savoy” and Lester’s original composition “Tickle Toe”.

01. Aretha
02. Long Gone
03. Once We Were Young
04. Foolin Myself
05. Avalon
06. On a Slow Boat to China
07. Crazy She Calls Me
08. Broadway
09. Arrival
10. I cant Belive That Youre in Love with Me
11. All the Things You Are
12. Whats New?
13. Tickle Toe
14. Avalon
15. Warnin
16. Stompin at the Savoy

ART PEPPER alto sax (out on 3 & 6-7)
TED BROWN tenor sax (out on 10-16)
WARNE MARSH tenor sax
RONNIE BALL piano
BEN TUCKER bass
JEFF MORTON drums (on 1-9)
GARY FROMMER drums (on 10-16)

1-9: Free Wheeling (Vanguard VRS8515).
Hollywood California December 21 1956.
10-16: The Way It Was! (Contemporary S7630).
Los Angeles California November 26 1956.