Tag Archives: Pepper Adams / Jimmy Kn – The Pepper-Knepper Quin

An excellent soloist with a unique sound not really overly influenced by J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Knepper’s improvisations are filled with delicate surprises. He started on trombone when he was nine, began playing expertly when he was 15, and worked well within the big rings of Freddie Slack (1947), Roy Porter …

Pepper Adams handled the baritone saxophone using the driven service of hard bop and fueled the best horn having a propulsive strength that caused him to become nicknamed “the Blade” for his “slashing and chopping technique,” which had a humbling impact upon musicians luckily enough to gig with him. From …