Straight Life the Story of Art Pepper

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Straight Life the Story of Art Pepper

Author	: Art Pepper
File Size	: 53,7 Mb
Publisher	: Canons
Language	: English
Release Date	: 03 November 2022
ISBN	: 1838857958
Pages	: 0 pages

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Straight Life the Story of Art Pepper by Art Pepper Book PDF Summary

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.

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