Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper
Author(s): Art Pepper; Gary Giddins (Introduction by); Laurie Pepper
Art Pepper was described as the greatest alto-saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation.
Straight Life, originally narrated on tape to his wife Laurie, is an explosive work chronicling his work amidst a life dealing with alcoholism, heroin addiction, armed robberies and imprisonment. The result is an autobiography like no other, a masterpiece of the spoken word, shaped into a genuine work of literature.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Canongate Books
- : Canongate Books
- : 01 November 2022
- : books
Special Fields
- : Art Pepper; Gary Giddins (Introduction by); Laurie Pepper
- : Paperback
- : 624