Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper by Art Pepper, Laurie Pepper

Straight Life: The Story of Art Pepper

Art Pepper, Laurie Pepper

616 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction biography music emotional reflective fast-paced

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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 autobi...

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