| In Motion magazine)Driving with Jim Pepper(published by allaboutjazz.There Are No Coincidences...Carlos Perea Web SiteChassidic Jazz Project Web Site (Reuben Hoch)AllAboutJazz.CLICK HERE FOR MORE GREAT LINKS!PLEASE NOTE: The Guest Book only allows about 3 or 4 lines of text per entry...Jim Pepper, the son of a Creek Indian mother and Kaw father, grew up surrounded by the songs and dances of the intertribal powwow circuit.Pepper was encouraged by Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman to dig deeper into his Native music and incorporate it into his jazz playing and composition (Cherry was well known for encouraging musicians around the world to look to their own indigenous music for inspiration).Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Pepper recorded with a vast range of jazz greats, including Cherry, Joe Lovano, Bill Frissell, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman, Ed Schuller, John Scofield, Mal Waldron, and many others.On tour with Cherry, he enjoyed a particularly warm reception from African audiences who applauded his unique blend of Native American music and jazz.They realized that here was something truly American.Creeks had something to do with the origins of jazz.Of course there was interaction between Africans and Muscogees!Jim Pepper, who based some of his pieces on traditional stomp dances, as well as on Native versions of Baptist hymns, in addition to the ritual chants of his grandfather.Pepper's 1983 album, Comin' and Goin' (Island Records), features Cherry, Scofield, Frisell, Schuller, Nana Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott, and others from both jazz and the nascent world music genre.He spent most of his final years living and performing in Austria, where he was wildly popular.Europe, where he was respected as a person and as a jazz musician.In April 2007, his legendary silver Selmer saxophone, beaded baseball cap, leather horn cases, early LPs, and original sheet music were donated by the Pepper family to the Smithsonian Institution for National Museum of the American Indian's permanent collection.In October 2007, he was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.CD set, The Music of Jim Pepper.Euro currency exchange insanity, in addition to overseas shipping costs.Mostly the same recordings available directly from Tutu.Pepper recordings, as well as some of the later Tutu CDs.Pepper recordings on eBay, if you can resist letting yourself get caught in a bidding war!Where Can I Find Jim Pepper CDs and LPs?Jim Pepper's music may be hard to find on CD (and even harder for the older LPs), but it's definitely out there for the patient hunter.Here are a few good resources, if you want to get copies of his commercially released recordings (this list is primarily for recordings actually made by Jim Pepper or by groups in which he was a member).Note: Other tracks are without
Pepper.Note: Other tracks are without
Pepper.Note: Tracks 7, 8, 11 are on
the CD edition only.If You Want To Write
Me (trad.Dance on Pepper's Powwow.Note: Other tracks are without
Pepper.Note: Tracks 7, 8 are on the
CD edition only.Note: Tracks 7, 8, 9 are on
the CD edition only.Track 8 (a duet with Pepper and Lightsey) is also included on
the various artists compilation Art of the Duo Vol.Note: This recording was first
issued in 1999.Note: Other tracks are without
Pepper.Note: This recording was first
issued in 2003.Note: This recording was first
issued in 2006.Jim and Gilbert Pepper, no more
than samples really...The booklet essay by Dr.Mal Waldron: Art of the Duo (see above
for details).Looking for jim pepper?Find exactly what you want today.To," a peyote chant put to music.Pepper's Pow Wow (available on video), infused advanced jazz with the influence of his Native American heritage.He largely taught himself both tenor and clarinet, developing a soulful sound and keeping his style open to both...Jim PepperBy: Jim PepperCredited Role:Main PerformerSong List: No War Dance, Goin' Down to Muskogee, Commander G.Looking for jim pepper?Find exactly what you want today.Get Complimentary Ringtones Now!Download Instantly in 30 Seconds.Jim Pepper at Amazon.Everything from Classic to Rock, SACDs and rare vinyl editions.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Publisher's Note: Originally written by Portland jazz DJ Jim Olding as a celebration of the life and legacy of Jim Pepper, his article is published in In Motion Magazine (with permission) in tandem with an interview of filmmaker Sandra Osawa.Jim Pepper perform many times at Portland clubs and concert dates.Jim Pepper was the most important jazz musician ever to come out of Portland, Oregon.The big warm expansive sound that came from Jim Pepper's tenor was a perfect expression of the individual whose breath produced it.But from the time he picked up the saxophone, at age 15, it was music that possessed him.But nowhere, I think, has there been a comprehensive listing of his rich and varied recorded legacy.Ravie, along with Tom Grant, Larry Coryell and Billy Cobham, among others.Happily, it is now readily available on CD.Here are nine very together renditions of songs that Jim played, often with completely different titles and arrangements, throughout his career.Pepper's is also included.If you haven't heard this album, you haven't fully experienced Jim Pepper's music.Japan) recorded April 1987, with Kirk Lightsey, piano; Santi Debriano, bass; John Betsch, drums.Jim's working group of the period.I've only heard a mediocre cassette dub and I have no clue as to the personnel, but the material is as varied and idiosyncratic as Jim Pepper's personality.While probably familiar to Portland audiences, this CD may not be widely available elsewhere.Gordon and Jim were close friends, and even at this early stage of their musical collaboration, their empathy is apparent.Both of these albums feature the powerful drumming of John Betsch.PAN Music (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) PMC 1106 rec.This one may prove to be difficult to obtain locally, but it is well worth the effort.This is a quartet led by the Parisian Francois, a pianist with powerful chops and a considerable flair for songwriting, of which there are eight examples here, among eleven selections.Worth checking out, but probably a rare find for U.Mal Waldron met Pepper here in Portland in 1986 when Monique Goldstein, a personal manager for both men, arranged for them to play together at the Hobbit.Their musical and personal rapport was deep and instantaneous.Among the ten selections are three Pepper originals not recorded elsewhere.Volume one, recorded during two nights at the club Utopia in Innsbruck, Austria, is perhaps the strongest example of Pepper's tenor ever committed to tape.Funny Glasses and a Moustache.Pepper's performance on flute.Paramount (ABC 593) recorded 1966 (?But hey, these guys actually know how to play their instruments!And this sax player, who shifts from King Curtis to Albert Aylerwhoa, that's Jim Pepper!Even in his 20's, his sound was his own, it's true.In both groups were Chip Baker on rhythm guitar and current Portland resident J r Chris Hills on bass, drums, vocals, and guitar.Chris also wrote most of the songs for the latter LP, which also features local (closet) genius Lee Reinoehl on organ and trumpet.Portlander Dennis Springer replaced Pepper on their next album.This is an anthology with four different groups (chiefly John Scofield and Albert Mangelsdorff) that features at least one selection by the Marty Cook Group with Jim Pepper.Tony Hymasnato (Vogue) recorded Jan.Several exciting studio sessions went down during the late 1960s all unreleasedwith such players as Elvin Jones, Billy Hart, Mike Nock, Bob Moses, Keith Jarrett, Eddie Gomez, and others.Classics IV, and one by Everything is Everything.January, and a second session with pianist Gordon Lee in February.Send me an SASE at 1535 SE Pine, Portland, OR 97214.Jim Pepper, who was playing a gig at the Kingston.Originally published in Jazz Now Magazine, 1535 S.NPC Productions as a compilation.Although many musicians and singers have preserved traditional music they have also incorporated contemporary forms and styles, demonstrating the continuity of Native cultures.Ulali was formerly known as Pura Fe and it was a seven member group until becoming an a cappella women's trio.Mayan) and Jennifer Kreisberg (Tuscarora).Ulali can be heard on dozens of albums, documentaries and movies.Saxophonist Jim Pepper a Creek and Kaw Indian Jazz musician performes with the group Pura Fe at a benefit at AICH.Though he was based out of New York for much of his career, like most jazz musicians he had to go to Europe to receive critical acclaim.His best know work, Pepper's Pow Wow, was released in 1971.Jim was a big influence on Muscogee poet Joy Harjo, and collaborated with the Native women's; a cappella group, Ulali.Soni has appeared on and off Broadway and has sung with different Country and Blues groups.She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Indian Community House (AICH) in New York City.She worked with the Smithsonian Institution on the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.Rock Stomp Indian Style
5.Nommie (When The Roll Is Called Yonder)
9.Pidamaya to all the folks who brought this recording to CD!!!If I could express it, I wouldn't NEED this album.Have you heard this album?YOU CAN'T GET EVER HAVE ENOUGH !It's now over seven years ago that the jazz world lost one of its most
original voices: Jim Pepper, the saxophonist with an unmistakeably own individual sound, with original compositions and an ardent voice.Here's a selection from them!Morning in Paris to create a scintillating live ambience...Too often, Jim Pepper's music was patronisingly entitled Red Indian jazz.With the present album, it becomes abundantly clear once again,
that this is very short of the truth.Quarter Gemini, all the particpants leave you their visiting cards.Jumpin' Blues, with verses about Jim Pepper's
highly personal grappling with the border zones of living, his crazy life!Mal Waldron Quartet feat. |
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