Art Pepper's Straight Life may be the rawest autobiography anyone ever needs to read, drenched in drugs, sex, suicides, cult fiends, prison, mom issues, spousal abuse and rape, with a dash of jazz history. Pepper seems to pin the source of his human alienation on being a white musician in the black world of jazz, and being rejected by many African Americans in that world due to the color of his skin/5. www.doorway.ru As Art Pepper readied himself to die--or further pushed himself toward the brink of death--he seemed determined to say everything possible, quickly and forthrightly. In doing so, he created an explosive ream of albums for the Galaxy Records label, most of them featuring Pepper with only the slender backing of a piano-bass-drums setup. He was all over the sessions, picking ripe old tunes and /5(53). · Art Pepper, who died in , 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. Straight Life does not delve much into Pepper’s evolution as a musician. There is a sprinkling of anecdotes about recording sessions, and significant pages on his Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins.
STRAIGHT LIFE (at Amazon) Published in , Straight Life was the story of Art Pepper. He was a deeply troubled, madly gifted artist, an addict. Art told me his story, I wrote it down, and I fell in love with and married that complex and inspiring man. Straight Life, according to enthusiastic reviews in The New Yorker, Time, The Village Voice. Watch the video for Straight Life from Art Pepper's Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Art Pepper, who died in , 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. Straight Life does not delve much into Pepper's evolution as a musician. There is a sprinkling of anecdotes.
Art Pepper's 'Straight Life' Goes Straight to YouTube Art Pepper was a self-taught jazz legend. He played with Miles Davis and was hailed as one of the greatest alto players to follow in the. Art Pepper, who died in , 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. Straight Life does not delve much into Pepper’s evolution as a musician. There is a sprinkling of anecdotes about recording sessions, and significant pages on his time as a young saxophonist with Stan Kenton’s orchestra. Art Pepper Quartet - Straight Life ()Personnel: Art Pepper (alto sax), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums) from the album.
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