Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper |
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| Author:
| Pepper, Art
Pepper, Laurie |
| Introduction by:
| Giddins, Gary |
| ISBN: | 978-1-83885-795-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2023 |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.