''San Francisco Samba'' (subtitled ''Live at Keystone Korner'') is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the
Keystone Korner
Keystone Korner was a jazz club in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, which opened in 1972 and continued operation until 1983. Many live recordings were made at the club. Jessica Williams was the house pianist for a number of years. ...
in 1977 and released on the
Contemporary
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label in 1997.Art Pepper Catalog accessed February 1, 2016
Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by Cub Koda states: " Pepper may have been a tortured soul in his last half-decade, but he let all of his emotions come out through his horn. And his music was never more direct, honest and beautiful as a result of it". In
JazzTimes
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Coverage
After a decade of growt ...
Harvey Pekar
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was less complimentary stating "The CD consists of four long tracks, and on it Art's playing leaves plenty to be desired. He plays with plenty of heat, but doesn't connect his phrases or build, wandering all over the place, and doesn't display much imagination either. It's a shame because the rhythm section cooks like crazy"Pekar, H JazTimes Review December 1997 No music from this 1977 Keystone Corner engagement was ever released on LP
Track listing
''All compositions by Art Pepper except as indicated''
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George Cables
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Early life
Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...
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piano
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Michael Formanek
Michael Formanek (born May 7, 1958) is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California, United States, and associated with the jazz scene in New York.
Career
In the 1980s, Formanek worked as a sideman with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Hender ...