Label: Craft

Reissued 11/14/2025, Originally released 1956

Including sessions recorded by Art Pepper for Savoy from 1952-'54, Surf Ride was originally released in 1956. Featuring three groups of players, the album collects 12, mostly Pepper composed, cuts including "Holiday Flight" — with Pepper's playing throughout on superior form. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and a Stoughton Tip-On Jacket.

Track listing:

1. Tickle Toe
   
2. Chili Pepper
   
3. Susie the Poodle
   
4. Brown Gold
   
5. Holiday Flight
   
6. Surf Ride
   
7. Straight Life
8. Cinnamon
   
9. Thyme Time
10. Way You Look Tonight
    
11. Nutmeg
    
12. Art's Oregano