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Pepper lived for many years in the hills of Echo Park, in Los Angeles. He became a heroin addict in the 1940s, and his career was interrupted by drug-related prison sentences in 1954–56, 1960–61, 1961–64, and 1964–65; the final two sentences were served in San Quentin. [1]
THE BEST OF ART PEPPER (FULL ALBUM) Art Pepper (Arthur Edward Pepper Jr., Gardena, California, September 1, 1925 – Los Angeles, California, June 15, 1982), was an American alto saxophonist....
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- Surf Ride (1952-54) Art Pepper started playing with Benny Carter’s band at 17, joined Stan Kenton’s Orchestra soon after, and by the early 1950s was being recognised as one of the top alto saxophone players in the US: he finished second to Charlie Parker in the 1952 Downbeat readers’ poll.
- Playboys/Picture of Heath (1956) This 1956 recording was subsequently reissued as Picture of Heath, after Playboy magazine proprietor Hugh Hefner threatened to sue on copyright grounds.
- Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957) Recorded in 1957, this is one of Pepper’s most famous albums. The rhythm section in question is composed of pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers (who we profiled here) and drummer Philly Jones; at the time the New York-based trio were all members of Miles Davis’ First Great Quintet.
- Art Pepper + Eleven (1960) Marty Paich was an L.A.- based arranger who wrote for the likes of Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker and many others. His elegantly swinging charts, often scored for medium-sized ensembles like his own 10-piece Dek-Tette, were informed by Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool nonet recordings of the late 1940s and early ‘50s.
Nov 20, 2007 · Art Pepper was a self-taught jazz saxophonist who never practiced. But he earned acclaim as one of the greatest alto players to follow in the footsteps of Charlie Parker, and one of the...
Aug 28, 2024 · Art Pepper was an American jazz musician noted for the beauty of his sound and his improvisations on alto saxophone, and a major figure in the 1950s in West Coast jazz (see cool jazz). Pepper in his teens played in Los Angeles bands led by Lee Young and Benny Carter, then joined the Stan Kenton.
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Aug 26, 2019 · Art Pepper, who died in 1982, was a man of contradictions. He left behind a lifetime of beautiful music and a book so scalding in its sexual candor and emotional brutality that in today’s marketplace it would be too hot to handle.
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Art Pepper. A seminal alto saxophonist who overcame severe drug addiction to become a leading figure in bop and cool jazz. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1940s - 1980s. Born. September 1, 1925 in Gardena, CA. Died.
