Urban Dreams, is an album by jazz baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Palo Alto label.[1][2][3][4]

Urban Dreams
Studio album by
Released1981
RecordedSeptember 30, 1981
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:58
LabelPalo Alto
PA 8009
ProducerBob Porter
Pepper Adams chronology
The Master...
(1980)
Urban Dreams
(1981)
California Cookin'
(1983)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "it is one of his best recordings".[5] On All About Jazz, Derek Taylor said "Pepper Adams' memory lives on in this immensely enjoyable and easily recommendable album".[8] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as "a late, great flowering of Pepper's talent".[6]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Pepper Adams, except where indicated.

  1. "Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon) – 6:27
  2. "Urban Dreams" – 4:44
  3. "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 7:18
  4. "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans, Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 6:55
  5. "Pent Up House" (Sonny Rollins) – 7:04
  6. "Trentino" – 6:51

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pepper Adams discography accessed February 22, 2017
  2. ^ Pepper Adams catalog accessed February 22, 2017
  3. ^ Ziegler, F. Fitzgerald,M. Palo Alto Records Listing accessed February 22, 2017
  4. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
  5. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Pepper Adams Urban Dreams – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  7. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  8. ^ Taylor, D. All About Jazz Review December 11, 2003