Besame Mucho (album)

Besame Mucho is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in Japan in 1979 at the same concerts that produced Landscape and originally released on the Japanese JVC label in 1981 before being rereleased on the Galaxy label.^[1][2]

Besame Mucho
Live album by Art Pepper
Released	1981
Recorded	July 16 & 23, 1979
Venue	Shiba Yūbin Chokin Hall, Minato, Tokyo
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:52
Label	JVC VIJ-6372
Producer	Akira Taguchi and Hiroshi Aono
Art Pepper chronology
Landscape (1979) Besame Mucho (1981) Straight Life (1979)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek noted "Only the ballad is on the short side, and the rest give Pepper the opportunity to really stretch himself and interact with Cables, whose fluid scalar approach to soloing, while invoking bop's precision balanced by an abundant lyrical swing, was a perfect vehicle for the saxophonist's intense melodic improvising. This is a welcome addition to the U.S. catalog for fans and a fantastic introduction to Pepper's many gifts for the uninitiated."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.

1. "Red Car" – 9:14
2. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:29
3. "The Trip" – 10:01
4. "Mambo de la Pinta" – 11:57
5. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 9:11

Personnel

• Art Pepper – alto saxophone
• George Cables – piano
• Tony Dumas – electric upright bass (credited as "blitz bass")
• Billy Higgins – drums

References

1. Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016
2. Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography accessed October 31, 2016
3. Jurek, Thom. Besame Mucho – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.