Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper
by Art Pepper, Laurie Pepper
Book Summary Information
Author: Art Pepper, Laurie PepperEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-03-21
ISBN: 0306805588
Number of pages: 616
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Book Reviews of Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper
Book Review: Powerful!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is an honest account of a life which was anything but straight. Art Pepper succeeded in becoming one of the finest alto saxophonists of all time despite his hopeless drug addiction. His autobiography holds nothing back, and gave me a real sense of what a powerful grip his singular weakness had over him throughout his life. This is a book I will never forget, and I recommend it even to those who have never heard about Art Pepper. It goes beyond jazz biography, as a book about life as a heroin junkie, criminal, prisoner, and about a man who could not help but destroy all his successes. Read it.
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