Artistry

Art Pepper's D Section (recorded just after he was released from San Quentin in 1964) shows that at this time in his career Art was strictly business. I love how his solos are never muddy or superfluous and always build in intensity--nothing is extraneous and it all serves the larger purpose of the tune. That's artistry.

Thanks to YouTube once again for another nice clip I'd never noticed until this morning--Happy Holidays.