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Surf Ride
Surf Ride
Studio album by Art Pepper
Released	1956
Recorded	March 4, 1952, March 29, 1953 and August 25, 1954; Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:25
Label	Savoy; MG 12089
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Art Pepper chronology

Surf Ride is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1952–54 which was originally released as a 12 inch LP on the Savoy label in 1956.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "The music on this Savoy LP is quite brilliant, but the packaging leaves something to be desired ... The somewhat random nature of this set is unfortunate, for Pepper is in superior form throughout".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper, except where indicated.

"Tickle Toe" (Lester Young) - 2:55
"Chili Pepper" - 3:00
"Susie the Poodle" - 3:14
"Brown Gold" - 2:26
"Holiday Flight" - 3:12
"Surf Ride" - 2:54
"Straight Life" - 2:52
"Cinnamon" - 3:11
"Thyme Time" - 3:30
"The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) - 3:48
"Nutmeg" - 3:15
"Art's Oregano" - 3:08

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on March 4, 1952 (tracks 4–6), March 29, 1953 (tracks 1–3) and August 25, 1954 (tracks 7–12)

Personnel

Art Pepper - alto saxophone
Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone (tracks 7–12)
Russ Freeman (tracks 1–3), Hampton Hawes (tracks 4–6), Claude Williamson (tracks 7–12) - piano
Monty Budwig (tracks 7–12), Joe Mondragon (tracks 4–6), Bob Whitlock (tracks 1–3) - bass
Larry Bunker (tracks 4–12), Bobby White (tracks 1–3) - drums

References

^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 21, 2016
^ Edwards, D., Callahan, M., Eyries, P., Watts, R. and Neely, T. Discography Preview for the Savoy/Savoy Jazz label accessed October 21, 2016
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Surf Ride – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2016.