10 to 4 at the 5 Spot

10 to 4 at the 5 Spot is a live album by saxophonist Pepper Adams' Quintet which was recorded at the Five Spot Café in 1958 for the Riverside label.[1][2]

10 to 4 at the 5 Spot
Live album by
Pepper Adams Quintet
Released1958
RecordedApril 15, 1958
VenueFive Spot Café, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:12
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-265
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Pepper Adams chronology
The Pepper-Knepper Quintet
(1958)		 10 to 4 at the 5 Spot
(1958)		 Motor City Scene
(1960)

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars. In his review, Michael G. Nastos states, "This album, one of the first club dates recorded for the Riverside label, may have presented logistic problems with the acoustics, mic placements, and reel to reel tape technology, but there were no such issues with the extraordinary music contained on this effort... There's a palpable sense of democracy, shared values, and above all, balance in this band of expert modern jazz pioneers. It's a keeper, and one of the best recordings of any band in this era".[3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album 3 stars (out of 4) stating "The live session, made with a frequent partner at the time, Donald Byrd, is typical of Adams's kind of date, with muscular blow-outs of the order of 'Hastings Street Bounce' sitting next to a clear-headed ballad reading of 'You're My Thrill'; That said it's sometimes only the novelty of hearing a baritone in the ensembles that lifts the music out of a professional hard-bop routine".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."'Tis (Theme)"Thad Jones6:07
2."You're My Thrill"Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney5:09
3."The Long Two/Four"Donald Byrd10:41
4."Hastings Street Bounce"Traditional11:25
5."Yourna"Byrd6:40

Personnel

References
  1. Riverside Records discography accessed September 14, 2012
  2. Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
  3. Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2012
  4. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 8. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 4. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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