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79.0. "A Jazz Review" by MMO01::SANDERS () Sat Feb 02 1985 22:12

    Title:	Darn That Dream
    Artists:	Pepper/Farrell/Cables

    Label:	Realtime RT3009

    Personnel:

    	Art Pepper,	alto sax
    	Joe Farrell,	tenor sax
    	George Cables,	acoustic piano
    	John Dentz,	drums
    	Tony Dumas,	acoustic bass

    Numbers:
    	
    	1.  Section-8 Blues
    	2.  Someday My Prince Will Come
    	3.  Sweet Lorraine
    	4.  Mode for Joe
    	5.  Darn That Dream
    	6.  Who Can I Turn To


    Section-8 Blues:

    	This is your typical jazz piece with excellent improv sax work.  
    	Some excellent duet sax tradeoffs between Farrell and Pepper
    	even though the (almost non existent) program notes point out
    	that this is the first time for Pepper/Farrell to play together.
    	The cymbals from the drum set are wonderfully crisp - like being
    	in the front row of the concert hall.

    Someday My Prince Will Come

    	You really have to hear Cables' piano playing to appreciate 
    	it - outta this world.  The piano is amazingly full sounding and 
    	the acoustic bass is really a plus, not boomy - you really feel
    	it more than hear it.

    Sweet Lorraine

    	This is an excellent piano solo by George Cables.  I'll have to say
    	that the way the piano was miked on this disc is simply outstanding.
    	This is probably my favorite cut on the disc - I've never heard a solo
    	piano like this before.

    Mode for Joe

    	As the title implies, this number gives Joe Farrell a chance to 
    	show off his tenor sax handiwork.  Other than that, it's pretty
    	much your standard jazz arrangement.

    Darn that Dream

    	At first, you t(ink your tweeters have gone berserk or that there's
    	an overabundance of hiss, but then you realize that you're hearing
    	brushes on the drums on this number.  This tune is billed as Art's
    	ballad; a very haunting number with just the right amount of bite
    	on some of the sax licks.  You'll really love the ending to this
    	number.

    Who Can I Turn To

    	Another excellent George Cables piano solo.  I kept waiting for
    	the rest of the ensemble to join in - it could have happened in
    	many dif6erent places.  I'm not disappointed, it was just sorta
    	teasing the way he led you to believe that others would join
    	him soon.  There are actually places in this cut where you can 
    	hear Cables humming the melody as he plays.

    
    			Overall Impressions:

    	I originally purchased this disc because I had heard that the
    	REALTIME label was excellent for CDs.  It is digitally mastered
    	and lacks any noise whatsoever.  When I closed my eyes, it seemed
    	as if the room extended outward another five feet, and became
    	a stage where five excellent jazz men performed a living room
    	concert just for me.

		    Equipment used for this Review

    	YAMAHA CDX1 compact disc player
    	TANDBERG 3012 integrated amp (100 w/channel)
    	KLIPSCH Cornwall speakers


    Happy listening,
    Jim