| Urban Dreams | ||||
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| Studio album by Pepper Adams | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | September 30, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:58 | |||
| Label | Palo Alto PA 8009 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Urban Dreams, is an album by jazz baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Palo Alto label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "it is one of his best recordings". On All About Jazz, Derek Taylor said: "Pepper Adams' memory lives on in this immensely enjoyable and easily recommendable album." The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "a late, great flowering of Pepper's talent".
Track listing
All compositions by Pepper Adams, except where indicated.
- "Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:27
- "Urban Dreams" – 4:44
- "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 7:18
- "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 6:55
- "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:04
- "Trentino" – 6:51
Personnel
References
- Pepper Adams discography accessed February 22, 2017
- Pepper Adams catalog accessed February 22, 2017
- Ziegler, F. Fitzgerald,M. Palo Alto Records Listing accessed February 22, 2017
- Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Pepper Adams Urban Dreams – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Taylor, D. All About Jazz Review December 11, 2003
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| With Donald Byrd |
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