Straight Life

By (author): "Laurie Pepper, Art Pepper"
Genres:Nonfiction books  History books  Memoir books  Biography books  Autobiography books  Music books  Jazz books  
Publish Date: September 1980
Straight Life
ISBN0306805588
ISBN139780306805585
AsinStraight Life
Original titleStraight 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.