Friday Night at the Village Vanguard in Bloomington, MN

The second of four releases taken from altoist
Art Pepper
's very successful stint at the Village Vanguard in July 1977 features
Pepper
greatly assisted by a highly sympathetic rhythm section (pianist
George Cables
, bassist
George Mraz
, and drummer
Elvin Jones
). He's at his best on "Caravan," which finds him doubling on tenor, and on an intense rendition of "But Beautiful." ~ Scott Yanow