Roadgame
{{about|the 1981 Art Pepper album|other uses|Road Games (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Roadgame
| type = Live album
| artist = Art Pepper
| cover = Roadgame.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1982
| recorded = August 15, 1981
| venue = Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles, CA
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:51
| label = Galaxy
GXY 5142
| producer = Ed Michel
| chronology = Art Pepper
| prev_title = Art Pepper with Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Art Lives
| next_year = 1981
}}
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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/art-pepper/catalog/#galaxy-gxy-5142 Art Pepper catalog] accessed October 31, 2016[http://artpepperdisco.blogspot.com.au/2007/08/roadgame-maiden-voyage-vol-1-galaxy.html Art Pepper: An Illustrated Discography] accessed October 31, 2016David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely [http://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/galaxy/galaxy.html Galaxy Album Discography] accessed October 31, 2016
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 160
}}
}}
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".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000100637 |title=Roadgame – Review |accessdate=October 31, 2016}}
Track listing
All compositions by Art Pepper except where noted.
- "Roadgame" - 9:30
- "Road Waltz" 10:55
- "When You're Smiling" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 8:46
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 12:04
- "Roadgame" [alternate take] - 11:02 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Art Pepper - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), clarinet (track 3)
- George Cables - piano
- David Williams - bass
- Carl Burnett - drums