Roadgame (subtitled Recorded in Performance at Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles) is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in 1981 at the Maiden Voyage nightclub in Los Angeles, and released on the Galaxy label.[1][2][3]

Roadgame
Live album by
Released1982
RecordedAugust 15, 1981
VenueMaiden Voyage, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length42:51
LabelGalaxy
GXY 5142
ProducerEd Michel
Art Pepper chronology
Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981
(1981)
Roadgame
(1982)
Art Lives
(1981)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Although only a year away from his death, the great Art Pepper was still very much in his prime for this memorable outing".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.

  1. "Roadgame" - 9:30
  2. "Road Waltz" 10:55
  3. "When You're Smiling" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 8:46
  4. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 12:04
  5. "Roadgame" [alternate take] - 11:02 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Art Pepper catalog accessed October 31, 2016
  2. ^ Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography accessed October 31, 2016
  3. ^ David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Galaxy Album Discography accessed October 31, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Roadgame – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.