Building A Jazz Library Part 3

In short, Pepper’s short and troubled life reminds us of the famous quote from Blade Runner–” the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long – and you have burned so very, very brightly”. The last seven years of his life produced some of the brightest moments in jazz, yet for reasons of collector snobbery and musical innocence, these late recordings tend to fly under the radar. Don’t be fooled by the easy availability of these discs. They are treasure!