Playboys is a 1956 jazz album featuring trumpeter Chet Baker and saxophonist Art Pepper.[1] The album was the third collaboration between Pepper and Baker, following The Route and Chet Baker Big Band. All three albums were recorded in 1956.
| Playboys | ||||
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| Studio album by Chet Baker and Art Pepper | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | October 31, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:07 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 1234 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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| Art Pepper chronology | ||||
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| Picture of Heath cover | ||||
Cover
editPlayboys was reissued in 1961 under the name Picture of Heath after the fifth track (itself a reference to Jimmy Heath, composer of all but two of the tracks). The tracks themselves were presented in a slightly different order, starting with the new title track. Hugh Hefner reportedly objected to the original album cover (clearly inspired by Playboy magazine with its near-identical wordmark and pinup photo) and threatened to sue.[2] For Picture of Heath, the original cover was replaced with a photo of the artists in the recording studio. The 1990 Blue Note/Pacific Jazz CD reissue of Playboys used the 'pin-up' cover, but the same label's 1998 CD reissue returned to the Picture of Heath cover.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Lindsay Planer of AllMusic stated: "These thoroughly enjoyable and often high-energy sides are perfect for bop connoisseurs as well as mainstream jazz listeners".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Jimmy Heath, except as indicated
- "For Minors Only" - 4:00
- "Minor-Yours " (Art Pepper) - 6:44
- "Resonant Emotions" - 5:41
- "Tynan Tyme" (Pepper) - 5:32
- "Picture of Heath" - 6:44
- "For Miles and Miles" - 6:25
- "C.T.A." - 5:12
1998 CD release
edit- "Picture of Heath"
- "For Miles and Miles "
- "C.T.A. "
- "For Minors Only"
- "Minor Yours "
- "Resonant Emotions"
- "Tynan Tyme"
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Chet Baker discography accessed July 30, 2013
- ^ "Vinyl Records, SACDs, DVD Audio, Audiophile Equipment | Acoustic Sounds". Store.acousticsounds.com. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
- ^ a b Planer, L. Allmusic Review accessed July 30, 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.