The performances on this
Galaxy
LP are essentially outtakes and leftovers from
Art Pepper
's 1979 sessions for Artists House, but the quality is quite high. "Body and Soul" and "You Go to My Head" are particularly special, for they are unaccompanied alto solos, and on "Anthropology,"
Pepper
has a rare outing on clarinet. The remaining numbers -- "Desafinado," "Donna Lee," and "Blues for Blanche" -- feature the great altoist with pianist
George Cables
, bassist
Charlie Haden
, and drummer
Billy Higgins
. ~ Scott Yanow