Art Pepper

Arthur Edward "Art" Pepper, Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982)  was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Gardena, California United States. Pepper began his musical career in the 1940s playing with Benny Carter. Along with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne and others, he performed and recorded a lot of very good music.

Some of his most famous albums are Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, The Aladdin Recordings (three volumes), Art Pepper + Eleven - Modern Jazz Classics, Gettin' Together, and Smack Up. 

He wrote a book in 1980 called Straight Life. The book is about his life and his music. It was very popular because it was honest, and very good. There was also a movie made called Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor, which is available on DVD.

 Other websites 
 The Art Pepper Discography Project
 NPR Interview With Laurie Pepper
 The Art Of Pepper 
 Art Pepper on YouTube
 MikeL's Unofficial Art Pepper website
 Art Pepper MySpace Tribute Site

Category:1925 births
Category:1982 deaths
Category:American jazz musicians
Category:American saxophonists
Category:Musicians from Los Angeles