Author | : Art Pepper |
File Size | : 52,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Canongate Books |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 16 May 2013 |
ISBN | : 9781782112266 |
Pages | : 475 pages |
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.