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Pepper Adams
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Saxophonists · 1930–1986

Pepper Adams

American saxophonist (1930-1986)

Born
8 October 1930
Highland Park
Died
10 September 1986
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1947–
Record labels
Enja Records, Savoy Records
Discography
24 albums

Biography

Pepper Adams was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Pepper Adams was born on 8 October 1930 in Highland Park and died on 10 September 1986 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Enja Records and Savoy Records. The discography here lists 24 albums, from “Critics' Choice” (1958) to “Live at Room at the Top” (2022).

Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a sideman. He worked with an array of musicians, and had especially fruitful collaborations with trumpeter Donald Byrd and as a member of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Critics' Choice 1958 · Disques Vogue Modern Jazz Survey 2 / Baritones & French Horns 1958 · Prestige The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams 1958 · Regent Records The Pepper - Knepper Quintet 1959 Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus 1964 · Workshop Jazz Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon 1968 · Live · Solid State Records Encounter! 1969 · Prestige Twelfth & Pingree 1975 · Live · enja Julian 1976 · Live · Inner City Records Reflectory 1978 · Muse Records Be-Bop? 1979 · Musica Records The Master 1980 · Muse Records Urban Dreams 1981 · Palo Alto Jazz Live at Fat Tuesday's 1984 · Live · Uptown Records Generations 1985 · Muse Records
More Pepper 1987
Suite Mingus 1987
The Adams Effect 1988 · Uptown Records
Live 1995 · Live
Pepper 1996 · Live
Hollywood Quintet Sessions 2008
Live in Europe 2009 · Live
I Carry Your Heart 2012
Live at Room at the Top 2022 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Pepper Adams is credited as a sideman

1956 Jazzmen: Detroit — Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Pepper Adams, Paul Chambers, Kenny Clarke baritone saxophone
1957 Go West, Man! — Quincy Jones baritone saxophone
1958 The Cooker — Lee Morgan baritone saxophone
1958 Johnny Griffin Sextet — Johnny Griffin baritone saxophone
1958 Blue Gene — Gene Ammons baritone saxophone
1958 The Soul of Jazz — Bill Harris, Joe Wilder, Bobby Jaspar, Pepper Adams, Eddie Costa, George Duvivier, Art Taylor, Billy Ver Planck baritone saxophone
1959 Chet — Chet Baker baritone saxophone
1959 Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner & Loewe — Chet Baker baritone saxophone
1959 Off to the Races — Donald Byrd baritone saxophone
1959 Byrd in Hand — Donald Byrd baritone saxophone
1959 Two Altos — Sonny Red, Art Pepper baritone saxophone
1960 Blues & Roots — Charles Mingus baritone saxophone
1960 The Third World — Donald Byrd & Booker Little baritone saxophone
1960 Motor City Scene — Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams baritone saxophone
1960 At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 2 — Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Laymon Jackson & Lex Humphries baritone saxophone
1960 Showcase — Philly Joe Jones baritone saxophone
1960 The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green — Urbie Green And His Orchestra reeds
1961 Royal Flush — Donald Byrd baritone saxophone
1961 At the Half Note Cafe, Volume 1 — Donald Byrd with Pepper Adams, Duke Pearson, Laymon Jackson, Lex Humphries baritone saxophone
1961 Stasch — The Prestige Blues-Swingers Featuring: Coleman Hawkins baritone saxophone
1962 Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus baritone saxophone
1962 The Cat Walk — Donald Byrd baritone saxophone
1963 Dakar — John Coltrane baritone saxophone
1964 Russia Goes Jazz — Teddy Charles baritone saxophone
1965 Money in the Pocket — Joe Zawinul baritone saxophone
1965 More Blues and the Abstract Truth — Oliver Nelson baritone saxophone
1966 Minor Mishap — Freddie Hubbard baritone saxophone
1966 Our Mann Flute — Herbie Mann baritone saxophone
1966 Rough ’n’ Tumble — Stanley Turrentine baritone saxophone
1966 The Spoiler — Stanley Turrentine baritone saxophone

Analysed solos by Pepper Adams

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Pepper Adams play?

Pepper Adams is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Pepper Adams born?

Pepper Adams was born 8 October 1930 in Highland Park.

What are Pepper Adams's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Critics' Choice (1958), Modern Jazz Survey 2 / Baritones & French Horns (1958), The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams (1958), The Pepper - Knepper Quintet (1959) and Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1964).

External links

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