Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper

Giddins, Gary, Pepper, Laurie, Pepper, Art

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.

EAN

9781838857950

Publisher

Canongate Canons

Published

3 November 2022

Pages

624