Gettin' Together (Art Pepper album)

Gettin' Together is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Conte Candoli, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb.

Gettin' Together
Studio album by Art Pepper
Released	1960
Recorded	29 February 1960
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:05
Label	Contemporary/OJC
Producer	Lester Koenig
Art Pepper chronology
Art Pepper + Eleven - Modern Jazz Classics (1959) Gettin' Together (1960) Smack Up (1960)

The sleeve notes (by Martin Williams) describe the album as 'a sort of sequel to the earlier Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section', which also featured the Miles Davis rhythm section of its time.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[3]

Track listing

1. "Whims of Chambers" (Paul Chambers) – 6:56
2. "Bijou the Poodle" (Art Pepper) – 5:48
3. "Why Are We Afraid" (Dory Langdon; André Previn) – 3:36
4. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Sigmund Romberg; Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:55
5. "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:15
6. "Diane" (Art Pepper) – 5:03
7. "Gettin' Together" (Art Pepper) – 7 :50

(Recorded on 29 February 1960.)

Personnel

• Art Pepper – alto saxophone; tenor saxophone
• Conte Candoli – trumpet
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Jimmy Cobb – drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott. Art Pepper: Gettin Together – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

Sources

• Richard Cook & Brian Morton. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin, 4th edition, 1998. ISBN 0-14-051383-3