Art Pepper - Art Pepper Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Vol.4: Bill Watrous (2017)

Originally issued as Funk’n Fun by the Bill Watrous Quintet in 1979, this material was recorded in March of that year at Sage & Sound Studio in Los Angeles with Watrous on trombone, Art Pepper on alto sax, bassist Bob Magnusson, Russ Freman on piano, and drummer Carl Burnett. It was only released on LP in Japan.

Now available worldwide as Art Pepper Presents “West Coast Sessions!” Volume 4: Bill Watrous, these performances are finally available again. In addition to a pair of tracks found on the 2001 boxed set The Hollywood All-Star Sessions, this release also contains photos and new liner notes from Laurie Pepper.

Art Pepper Presents “West Coast Sessions!” Volume 4: Bill Watrous joins the other 5 volumes of Art Pepper Presents “West Coast Sessions!” in celebration of superb artists firing on all cylinders.

Get ready for some funk’n fun with Art Pepper Presents “West Coast Sessions!” Volume 4: Bill Watrous.


Tracks:

01. JUST FRIENDS
02. BEGIN THE BEGUINE
03. WHEN YOUR LOVER IS GONE
04. FOR ART’S SAKE
05. FUNNY BLUES
06. ANGEL EYES
07. P. TOWN
Bonus Tracks:
08. FUNNY BLUES (Alternate Take)
09. ANGEL EYES (Alternate Take)