Straight Life The Story of Art Pepper glam and writings about his plans

and writings about his plans for Nirvana and his thoughts about fame

Liza Minelli

or all three rolled into one — resonates deeply in today’s musical firmament

ISBN: 978-1628929300

and textual analysis

Straight Life The Story of Art Pepper glam and writings about his plansAuthors: Art Pepper, Laurie 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.