Songwritting style

[nutopian]

Here is an interesting note about the songwriten style from www.geocities.com/hammodotcom/beathoven/mcswings.htm (Read all about)

James Paul grew up in a Jazz household and had Swing in his marrow. He listened to and wrote 12/8 material as a kid. In 1964 he had some success with Swing, but it was short-lived. In the 1963-1965 period he had problems filling his album quota with quality material.

Revolver sees Swing back in fashion and Paul is not long waiting. The Swing songs provide just enough more material for McCartney to reach a critical mass as an album contributor.
Peppertime was his swing-a-rama high point and he seems to have got it out of his system.

In 1968 and 1969 he produces less 12/8 than his partners, and even that
material is more rock-based than Big Band Swing. (maybe when the true Paul material is over)

Later on he named his new band after the sytle: (s)WINGS.

[Jai Guru Deva]

There was a jazz saxophonist named Art Pepper (whose music I highly recommend--I'd begin with "Art Pepper meets the Rhythm Section").

Pepper was born in 1925 and died in 1982. He served time in the U.S. military from 1944-1946. He played in Los Angeles before he was drafted, but his jazz career really began to take off after the war when he rejoined the Stan Kenton band in 1947.

Now, I'm not certain Art Pepper is the man whom the Beatles reference when they referred to "Sgt. Pepper", but since you brought up jazz, I thought I'd bring up his name.

www.mp3.com/art-pepper/artists/6202/biography.html

www.allaboutjazz.com/library/apepper.htm

[pennylane]

might be of interest to find out more about this Art Pepper.. good find!