LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

When The Way It Was! was issued in 1972, Art Pepper's fans were surprised and pleased to discover that 16 years before, he had recorded with the enigmatic, underrated tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh. The four pieces on which they collaborated were among both men's best work of the mid-Fifties. To complete the album Contemporary added previously unissued tracks from Pepper's famous encounters with two great Miles Davis rhythm sections and a 1960 Pepper performance of "Autumn Leaves" that he regarded as one of his best solos. Pepper's own liner notes present his typically trenchant evaluations of the music and the players.
Track listing: I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me, All the Things You Are, What's New, Tickle Toe, The Man I Love, Autumn Leaves, The Way You Look Tonight, plus CD bonus tracks I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (alternate), All the Things You Are (alternate)