Art Pepper (1925-1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation.
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..
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.
Art Pepper (1925-1982) was called the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation