180 GRAM VINYL. AUDIOPHILE PRESSING. DIRECT METAL MASTERING. EXCELLENT SOUND. DELUXE GATEFOLD EDITION. Playboys contains some of the best recorded collaborations between two jazz giants: Art Pepper and Chet Baker. Their conjunct works were originally issued in such a disparity of ways that it might seem difficult at first to think about them as a coherent body of work. Their first studio session for instance was originally segmented with each tune issued on a separate compilation album. First issued in 1956 Playboys would be reissued in 1961 with a totally different cover under the title Picture of Heath (most of the compositions were by saxophonist Jimmy Heath).

CHET BAKER trumpet; ART PEPPER alto sax; PHIL URSO tenor sax; CARL PERKINS piano; CURTIS COUNCE bass; LAWRENCE MARABLE drums
Radio Recorders Studios Hollywood October 31 1956.
*BONUS TRACK (B4):
Chet Baker (tp) Art Pepper (as) Richie Kamuca (ts) Pete Jolly (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Stan Levey (d). The Forum Theatre Los Angeles July 26 1956.
“The Route” was originally issued on the 1958 compilation LP Have Blues Will Travel (World Pacific Records JWC-509).
Original sessions produced by Richard Bock.

SIDE A:
1. FOR MINORS ONLY (Jimmy Heath)
2. MINOR-YOURS (Art Pepper)
3. RESONANT EMOTIONS (Jimmy Heath)
4. TYNAN TYME (Art Pepper)
SIDE B:
1. PICTURE OF HEATH (Jimmy Heath)
2. FOR MILES AND MILES (Jimmy Heath)
3. C.T.A. (Jimmy Heath)
4. THE ROUTE (Chet Baker) *