Pepper Adams

Aliases: Pepper Adams Quartet
Pepper Adams Quintet
Real name: Park Adams III
Born: October 8, 1930
Died: September 10, 1986
Country: United States
IPI: 00045360693 10 works
00045360791 5 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Jazz baritone saxophonist

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	50-21	Pepper Adams	1958	(3 artists)
i	Ad Astra	Pepper Adams	1976	Dale Fielder Group/Force
i	Bossallegro	Pepper Adams	1980	Unverified
i	Cindy's Tune	Pepper Adams	1969	Gary Smulyan
i	Civilisation and Its Discontents	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	(2 artists)
i	Claudette's Way	Pepper Adams	1979	(3 artists)
i	Dylan's Delight	Pepper Adams	1988	(2 artists)
i	Elusive	Pepper Adams	1969	(4 artists)
i	Enchilada Baby	Pepper Adams	1980	(2 artists)
i	Ephemera	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	(2 artists)
i	H & T Blues	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Unverified
i	Lovers of Their Time	Pepper Adams	1980	(2 artists)
i	Mean What You Say	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	(22 artists)
i	Minor Mishap REL	Pepper Adams	1958	(14 artists) Originally by Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, Idrees Sulieman REC
i	Muezzin'	Pepper Adams Quintet	1957	Unverified
i	Now in Our Lives	Pepper Adams, Ted Curson, Victor Feldman, Bob Magnusson, Carl Burnett	1991	(2 artists)
i	Reflectory	Pepper Adams	1979	The Andy Panayi Quartet
i	Rue serpente	Pepper Adams	1980	(3 artists)
i	Twelfth & Pingree	Pepper Adams	1976	(2 artists)
i	Verdandi	Pepper Adams	1969	Tommy Flanagan
i	Witches Pit	Pepper Adams	August 1958	Unverified

Covers by Pepper Adams

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	A Child Is Born	Pepper Adams	1976	Richard Davis
i	Alone Together	Pepper Adams	1958	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
i	Audobon	Don Friedman, Knepper & Pepper	1978	Unverified
i	Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Pepper Adams Quintet	1957	(unknown), Doretta Morrow, Richard Oneto & Chorus PRF, Peggy Lee REC
i	Beautiful Love	Don Friedman, Knepper & Pepper	1978	Mark Fisher's Orchestra
i	Better Git It in Your Soul	Pepper Adams	1964	Charles Mingus
i	Bitty Ditty	Pepper Adams	1961	Thad Jones
i	Body and Soul	Pepper Adams Quartet	1978	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
i	Bossa Nova Ova	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	The Billy Mitchell Quintet featuring Thad Jones
i	Bouncing with Bud	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	Bud Powell
i	But Not for Me	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
i	Chant	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Donald Byrd
i	Chelsea Bridge	Pepper Adams	1980	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REC, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra REL
i	Dance of the Infidels	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	Bud Powell's Modernists
i	Day Dreams	Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet	1961	Johnny Hodges and Orchestra
i	Fables of Faubus	Pepper Adams	1964	Charles Mingus
i	Groovin' High	Don Friedman, Knepper & Pepper	1978	Dizzy Gillespie and Cozy Cole - Slam Stewart - Remo Palmieri - Clyde Hart - Charlie Parker
i	Haitian Fight Song	Pepper Adams	1964	Charles Mingus Quintet
i	How Deep Is the Ocean?	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jack Fulton
i	I'm Getting Sentimental over You	Don Friedman, Knepper & Pepper	1978	Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Jean Bowes
i	It's a Beautiful Evening	Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet	1961	Nat King Cole - With Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Nelson Riddle
i	I've Just Seen Her	Pepper Adams	1969	Ron Husmann
i	Little Waltz	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Bobby Timmons
i	Medley: Alfie / Laura / Prelude to a Kiss / I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Don Friedman, Knepper & Pepper	1978	Cilla Black, Alfred Newman, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Ivie Anderson PRF, Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ivie Anderson REL
i	Mr. Lucky Theme	Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet	1961	Henry Mancini REC,REL,BRD
i	My One and Only Love	Pepper Adams Quintet	1957	Vic Damone and Music by Camarata
i	My Shining Hour	Pepper Adams	1980	Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Eugenie Baird REC, Joan Leslie with Freddie Slack and his Orchestra BRD
i	No Refill	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Thad Jones Sextet
i	Oleo	Pepper Adams	1991	Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
i	Out of This World	Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet	1961	Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD, Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL
i	Pannonica	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Thelonious Monk
i	Pent Up House	Pepper Adams	1981	Sonny Rollins
i	Played Twice	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Thelonious Monk
i	Punjab	Pepper Adams	1969	Joe Henderson [US1]
i	Quiet Lady	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
i	'Round Midnight	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Cootie Williams and His Orchestra
i	Serenity	Pepper Adams	1969	Joe Henderson [US1]
i	Song with Orange	Pepper Adams	1964	Charles Mingus and His Jazz Groups
i	Sophisticated Lady	Pepper Adams	1979	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
i	Spacemaker	Pepper Adams	1976	Walter Norris
i	Stablemates	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	The New Miles Davis Quintet
i	Star Crossed Lovers	Pepper Adams	1969	Duke Ellington REC, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra REL
i	Stardust	Pepper Adams	1961	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	Summertime	Pepper Adams	1991	Helen Jepson REL, Abbie Mitchell PRF, Abbie Mitchell under the direction of George Gershwin REC
i	That's All	Pepper Adams	1979	Nat "King" Cole
i	Three and One	Pepper Adams	1976	The Jones Brothers [US1]
i	Three Little Words	Pepper Adams	1981	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by The Rhythm Boys BRD,REC
i	Time on My Hands	Pepper Adams	1981	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble] REC,REL, Paul Gregory & Marilyn Miller PRF
i	Titter Pipes	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
i	Trinkle, Tinkle	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Thelonious Monk Trio
i	Unforgettable	Pepper Adams Quintet	1957	Nat King Cole
i	Well You Needn't	Pepper Adams	1976	The Thelonious Monk Trio
i	Wives and Lovers	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Jack Jones
i	Yes, Sir, That's My Baby	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Gene Austin
i	You're My Thrill	Pepper Adams Quintet	1958	Mike Doty and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ward Silloway REC,REL, Lya Lys BRD
i	Zec	Pepper Adams	1958	Thad Jones

Songs written by Pepper Adams

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Ad Astra	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1976	Covered by Dale Fielder Group/Force
Apothegm	Pepper Adams	Freddie Hubbard	1966	Unverified
Bossallegro	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1980	Unverified
Cindy's Tune	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	December 1968	Covered by Gary Smulyan
Civilisation and Its Discontents	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	Covered by (2 artists)
Claudette's Way	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1979	Covered by (3 artists)
Dylan's Delight	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1988	Covered by (2 artists)
Ephemera	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	Covered by (2 artists)
Inchilada Baby	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1980	Covered by (2 artists)
Lovers of Their Time	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1980	Covered by (2 artists)
Muezzin'	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams Quintet	1957	Unverified
Now in Our Lives	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams, Ted Curson, Victor Feldman, Bob Magnusson, Carl Burnett	1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Reflectory	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	June 14, 1978	Covered by The Andy Panayi Quartet
Rue serpente	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1980	Covered by (3 artists)
Twelfth and Pingree	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	1976	Covered by (2 artists)
Witches Pit	Pepper Adams	Pepper Adams	August 1958	Unverified

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
10 to 4 at the 5-Spot	Pepper Adams Quintet	1958	Riverside [US]
California Cookin'	Pepper Adams, Ted Curson, Victor Feldman, Bob Magnusson, Carl Burnett	1991	Interplay Records
Critics' Choice	Pepper Adams	1958	World Pacific
Encounter	Pepper Adams	1969	Prestige [US]
Ephemera	Pepper Adams Quartet	1974	Spotlite Records
Exhilaration	Peter Leitch, Pepper Adams, John Hicks, Ray Drummond, Billy Hart	1985	Uptown
Generations	Pepper Adams and Frank Foster	1985	Muse Records
Julian	Pepper Adams	1976	Inner City
Knepper & Pepper Again with Don Friedman	Don Friedman, Knepper & Pepper	1978	Progressive [JP]
Live in Europe	Pepper Adams Quartet	1978	Impro
Mean What You Say	Thad Jones - Pepper Adams Quintet	1966	Milestone
Motor City Scene	Pepper Adams	1961	Bethlehem Records
Out of This World	Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet	1961	Warwick [US]
Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus	Pepper Adams	1964	Workshop Jazz
Pepper Adams Quintet	Pepper Adams Quintet	1957	Mode Records
Reflectory	Pepper Adams	1979	Muse Records
The Adams Effect	Pepper Adams	1988	Uptown Records [US3]
The Master	Pepper Adams	1980	Muse Records
Twelfth and Pingree	Pepper Adams	1976	Enja Records
Urban Dreams	Pepper Adams	1981	Palo Alto Records

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Baritone Rhapsody	Joan Chamorro featuring Scott Robinson	August 19, 2011	Fresh Sound New Talent
DFQ - Dale Fielder Quartet Plays the Music of Pepper Adams	Dale Fielder Quartet	July 2007	Clarion Jazz
Each Time I Think of You - A Tribute to the Donald Byrd / Pepper Adams Quintet	Dale Fielder Tribute Quintet	2012	Clarion Jazz
Homage	Gary Smulyan Quartet featuring Tommy Flanagan	1992	Criss Cross Jazz
Invocation for Pepper	Alex Harding	2002	CIMP [Creative Improvised Music Projects]
Pepper Adams: Complete Compositions, Vol. 1	Jeremy Kahn Quartet	September 2010	(self-released)

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