Art Pepper - Surf Ride (Original Jazz Classics Series) [LP]

Release Date: November 14, 2025
Label: Craft Recordings

Including sessions recorded by Art Pepper for Savoy from 1952-54, Surf Ride was originally released in 1956. Featuring three groups of players, the album collects twelve, mostly Pepper composed, cuts including "Holiday Flight" - with Pepper's playing throughout on superior form. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and a Stoughton Tip-On Jacket. Tracklist: 1 Tickle Toe 2 Chili Pepper 3 Susie the Poodle 4 Brown Gold 5 Holiday Flight 6 Surf Ride 7 Straight Life 8 Cinnamon 9 Cinnamon 10 Way You Look Tonight 11 Nutmeg 12 Art's Oregano