Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper

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

Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper
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Author: Art Pepper, Laurie Pepper
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-03-21
ISBN: 0306805588
Number of pages: 616
Publisher: Da Capo Press
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Book Review: Of Interest To Art Pepper Fans and Non-Fans Alike
Summary: 5 Stars

This is one of the most compelling autobiographies I have ever read. Yes, if you are a fan of West Coast jazz and, of course, Art Pepper in particular you will enjoy it on a level others will not. However, as a memoir of a man this would almost certainly fascinate anyone with its brutally frank, unabashed self-description of the author. Pepper tells it as he sees it, holding nothing back. He is as objective about himself as anyone could be; at times self-deprecating, at times arrogant but always honest. The book by its very nature is a subjective portrait but it is unintentional. It is clear that Pepper wants to be as honest as he can about everything that crosses his mind regardless of what anyone else may think. This book is filled with fascinating anecdotes, rants, and history. Anyone interested in jazz, sociology, drug use, prison life, psychology, race relations, child abuse, California history, et cetera should read this. It is a truly great book and will be considered one of the classic autobiographies of the 20th Century in the future.

Summary of Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper

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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