Bibliograph

Straight life, the story of Art Pepper, by Art and Laurie Pepper ; introduction by Gary Giddins ; discography by Todd Selbert

Type

Label

Straight life, the story of Art Pepper, by Art and Laurie Pepper ; introduction by Gary Giddins ; discography by Todd Selbert

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Straight life

Nature of contents

discographies

Responsibility statement

by Art and Laurie Pepper ; introduction by Gary Giddins ; discography by Todd Selbert

Sub title

the story of Art Pepper

Summary

Art Pepper (1925?1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. But his autobiography, Straight Life, is much more than a jazz book?it is one of the most explosive, yet one of the most lyrical, of all autobiographies. This edition is updated with an extensive afterword by Laurie Pepper covering Art Pepper’s last years, and a complete and up-to-date discography by Todd Selbert

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