Straight Life The Story of Art Pepper the rolling stones Forged in the fires of

Forged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston

Her life is tangled in myth--much of it of her own invention

Original Gangster

ISBN: 9791027803392

Straight Life The Story of Art Pepper the rolling stones Forged in the fires ofAuthors: 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.