Pepper Adams

Born: 
10/08/1930
City: 
Highland Park
Region: 
Michigan
Country: 
USA
Died: 
09/10/1986
Years Active: 
1946-1986
Genre(s): 
Big Band
Blues
Hard Bop
Jazz
Pop
Instruments: 
Sax
Notable Equipment: 
Baritone Sax
Selmer B-Flat Balanced Action Baritone Sax
Former Members: 
Lex Humphries
Laymon Jackson
Walter Norris
Duke Pearson
Teddy Robinson
Associated Artists: 
Kenny Burrell
Donald Byrd
Paul Chambers
Tommy Flanagan
Roland Hanna
Louis Hayes
Elvin Jones
Jimmy Knepper
Anita O'Day
Bobby Timmons
Doug Watkins
Played With: 
David Amram
Maynard Ferguson
Dizzy Gillespie
Benny Goodman
Lionel Hampton
Woody Herman
Stan Kenton
Charles Mingus
Thelonious Monk
Recorded With: 
Mose Allison
Gene Ammons
Chet Baker
George Benson
Brook Benton
Bess Bonnier
Ruth Brown
Ray Bryant
Teddy Charles
Kenny Clarke
Cozy Cole
John Coltrane
Hank Crawford
Lou Donaldson
Maynard Ferguson
Aretha Franklin
Eric Gale
Red Garland
Erroll Garner
Urbie Green
Johnny Griffin
Bobby Hackett
Herbie Hancock
Barry Harris
Coleman Hawkins
Joe Henderson
Freddie Hubbard
Philly Joe Jones
Quincy Jones
Thad Jones
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Mel Lewis
Herbie Mann
Howard McGhee
Carmen McRae
Blue Mitchell
Hank Mobley
Lee Morgan
David "Fathead" Newman
The Nice
Houston Person
Esther Phillips
The Rascals
Sonny Red
Jimmy Rushing
Jimmy Smith
Johnny Smith
Sonny & Cher
Dakota Staton
Toots Thielemans
Stanley Turrentine
Mal Waldron
Grover Washington, Jr.
Ben Webster
Joe Williams
Jimmy Witherspoon
Joe Zawinul
Monica Zetterlund
Image Credit: 
By Abdulx999 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18464496 / desaturated from original

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Park "Pepper" Adams III was a jazz baritone saxophonist. Nicknamed "The Knife" for his sound on the horn, he had a hearty tone and driving rhythmic sense which provided the antithesis to the lighter, floating (and consequently more popular) style of his contemporary Gerry Mulligan.

Discography

Chambers' Music
Released: 1956
The Pepper Adams Quintet
Released: 1957
Critics' Choice
Released: 1957
The Cool Sound of Pepper Adams
Released: 1958
10 to 4 at the 5 Spot
Released: 1958
Roots
Released: 1958
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
Released: 1959
Off to the Races
Released: 1959
Byrd in Hand
Released: 1959
Two Altos
Released: 1959
Showcase
Released: 1959
At the Half Note Café
Released: 1960
Motor City Scene
Released: 1961
Royal Flush
Released: 1961
Dusty Blue
Released: 1961
The Cat Walk
Released: 1962
Pony's Express
Released: 1962
A Sure Thing
Released: 1962
Pepper Adams Plays Charlie Mingus
Released: 1964
Presenting Thad Jones / Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra
Released: 1966
Boss Horn
Released: 1967
Lush Life (LD)
Released: 1967
Luminescence!
Released: 1967
Live at The Village Vanguard
Released: 1967
Heads Up!
Released: 1968
Bull's Eye!
Released: 1968
Double Cross
Released: 1968
The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis
Released: 1968
Monday Night
Released: 1968
Encounter
Released: 1969
Poly-Currents
Released: 1969
Soul '69
Released: 1969
Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul
Released: 1969
Gula Matari
Released: 1970
Electric Byrd
Released: 1970
Consummation
Released: 1970
Merry-Go-Round
Released: 1972
Wild Horses Rock Steady
Released: 1972
The Prophet
Released: 1972
All the King's Horses
Released: 1972
Mr. Jones
Released: 1973
Potpourri
Released: 1974
Live in Tokyo
Released: 1974
Suite For Pops
Released: 1975
The Prime Element
Released: 1976
Thad Jones / Mel Lewis & Manuel De Sica
Released: 1976
New Life (Dedicated To Max Gordon)
Released: 1976
Four on the Outside
Released: 1978
Chant
Released: 1979
The Master
Released: 1980
The Creeper
Released: 1981
Urban Dreams
Released: 1981
Evidence
Released: 1983
Blues Five Spot
Released: 1984
At This Point in Time
Released: 1998
A Bluish Bag
Released: 2007

Concerts

Event Datesort descending Venue City Region Country
Lionel Hampton / The Junior Boppers 08/28/1948 Paradise Theater Detroit Michigan USA
Sonny Stitt 03/28/1955 Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Michigan USA
Kenny Clarke Recording Session 04/30/1956 Van Gelder Studio (H) Hackensack New Jersey USA
Kenny Clarke Recording Session 05/09/1956 Van Gelder Studio (H) Hackensack New Jersey USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 05/25/1956 Roseland State Ballroom Boston Massachusetts USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 05/26/1956 Roseland Ballroom (T) Taunton Massachusetts USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 05/27/1956 Liberty Ballroom South River New Jersey USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 05/29/1956 Kent State University Kent Ohio USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 05/30/1956 Idora Park Ballroom Youngstown Ohio USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 05/31/1956 West View Park West View Pennsylvania USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/01/1956 Crystal Beach Ballroom Buckeye Lake Ohio USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/02/1956 Indiana Beach Ballroom Monticello Indiana USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/03/1956 Devine's Million Dollar Ballroom Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/05/1956 Val Air Ballroom Des Moines Iowa USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/07/1956 Club Riviera St. Louis Missouri USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/08/1956 Club Riviera St. Louis Missouri USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/09/1956 Club Riviera St. Louis Missouri USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/10/1956 Collinsville Park Pavilion Collinsville Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/11/1956 Belleville Township High School West Belleville Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/13/1956 Blue Note (Chicago) Chicago Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/14/1956 Blue Note (Chicago) Chicago Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/15/1956 Blue Note (Chicago) Chicago Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/16/1956 Blue Note (Chicago) Chicago Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/17/1956 Blue Note (Chicago) Chicago Illinois USA
Stan Kenton Orchestra 06/20/1956 Blue Note (Chicago) Chicago Illinois USA

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