Art stood in a lane of his own.
a badass player
a natural genius
some real searching
things to say
playing ""complex""
changes in any
tempo.
he HEARD the time
got up on it
with the drummer’s right hand stuff
depth
on ballads- he told a story. That IS
what’s missing today- NOBODY’S TELLING
A STORY OF THEIR
OWN.
They all sound great, but it’s just the SOS.
Art NEVER was boring.
" Straight Life". That’s a real person
there
not no PC Mr Rogers crap.
a life...YOU CAN HEAR
IT
WHEN HE BLOWS.
a man on a
mission.
Plus-
another thing. some nasty
dues...
Art
the level of him
we might not ever see
again!!!!!!
I saw
all
6 nights of him with Elvin in 1976 in NyC. I quit the stupid
gig I was doing and got into the Vanguard and sat in front
of Art every nite. Drooling....
on myself diggin'
him.
GENIUS....
Later that week I saw Ornette and Art was in the front
row diggin Ornette. Ornette was at most of Art’s Vanguard
gigs... Ornette waving at Art to say hi.
For a second-I thought
,,,,,,,,SHIT..........maybe they'll jam?!?!?!?
But it was
cool.
Art looked like a thug in those years, but
the beauty was
within.
Seeing him 6 nites in a row taught me something.
One set, his reed
half broken and he just kept wailing....killin
lines and
deep
beyond
that hunk of metal..
ART PEPPER HAD TO PLAY. He had _
no other _choice
it was
in him
listen
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