I often enjoy Pepper Adams Quintet (with Donald Byrd) "10 to 4 at the 5 Spot". Not a sonic marvel, but terrific live music nonetheless. (Odd title, but it represents their playing time: 10pm to 4am.)
Pepper Adams on baritone sax..
While celebrating Donald Byrd's music after his passing, I discovered the music I like best included Pepper Adams. That's when I realized there was something magical happening when they were together.
This is one of the albums which includes them both; "Motor City Scene" is a laid back album with Kenney Burrel on guitar. All throughout this album, Peppers baritone supports everybody.
Donald Byrd Pepper Adams quintet "Out Of This World" featuring Herbie Hancock is just that "Out of this world"; Pepper Adams baritone is absolutely stunning, even through the scratches and pops on this LP. Judging from the condition of this album, I must have been out of this world when I put it on, but that's another story. To my ears, this music sounds just as good now as it did when I bought it.
Hopefully some Pepper Adams fans will chime in and lead us to some real gems on that fantastic baritone that I have yet to discover.
Enjoy the music.