Pepper's Pow Wow

Pepper's Pow Wow is the debut album led by Native American saxophonist and composer Jim Pepper recorded in 1971 and first released on Herbie Mann's Embryo label.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "while Pepper's Pow Wow is not strictly a jazz record, nor is it a folk record or a rock record, it is something far greater than merely the sum of those things".

Track listing

All compositions by Gilbert Pepper except as indicated

"Witchitai-To / Witchitai-To " – 7:17
"Squaw Song" – 3:50
"Rock Stomp Indian Style" – 2:07
"Senecas " – 5:48
"Ya Na Ho" – 5:42
"Slow War Dance" – 1:51
"Nommie-Nommie " – 2:37
"Newly-Weds Song" – 3:01
"Fast War Dance/Now War Dance" – 2:24
"Drums" – 4:20

Personnel

Jim Pepper – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, drums, bells, rattles, shakers, vocals
Ravie Pepper – flute, bamboo flute, shakers, vocals
Tom Grant – piano, shakers, vocals
Larry Coryell – guitar
Jerry Jemmott, Chuck Rainey – electric bass
Billy Cobham, Spider Rice – drums
Gib Pepper – drums, bells, rattles, shakers, vocals, arranger
Arif Mardin – arranger