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Art Pepper
Biography
Art Pepper (September 1, 1925 - June 15, 1982), born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr., was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist. Career: Pepper was born in Gardena, California. He began his career in the 1940s, playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton (1946-52). By the 1950s Pepper was recognized as one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz, epitomized by his finishing second only to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Saxophonist in the Down Beat magazine Readers Poll of 1952. Along with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan and Shelly Manne, and perhaps due more to geography than playing style, Pepper is often associated with the musical movement known as West Coast jazz, as contrasted with the East Coast (or "hot") jazz associated with the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. Some of Pepper's most famous albums from the 1950s are Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, Art Pepper + Eleven - Modern Jazz Classics, Gettin' Together, and Smack Up. Representative music from this...
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Discography
- Complete Surf Club Sessions, 2004
- Young Art, 2003
- Art Pepper With Warne Marsh, 2006
- Tête-à-tête, 2007
- Complete Straight Ahead Sessions (disc 1), 2002
- New York Album, 1985
- Art Pepper + Eleven, 1959
- Among Friends
- Tokyo Debut, 2007
- Landscape
- Living Legend, 2006
- Straight Life
- One September Afternoon, 1991
- Those Kenton Days, 2004
- Art Pepper Collection, 2000
- No Limit, 2006
- Playboys
- Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, 1988
- Popo, 1952
- The Way It Was!, 2009
- The Return of Art Pepper: The Complete Aladdin, Volume 1, 1988
- The Trip, 2006
- High Jingo, 1982
- Gettin' Together!, 2006
- Intensity, 2006
- The Art of Pepper, Volume 3, 1990
- Modern Art
- Discoveries, 2009
- Goin' Home
- Live in Tokyo '79: Landscape, 2003
- In Copenhagen 1981
- Picture of Heath, 1956
- Live in Tokyo '79: Besame Mucho, 2003
- Original Jazz Classics
- Complete Discovery-Savoy Master Takes, 2002
- Arthur's Blues, 1991
- Art Pepper Today, 2007
- The Artistry of Pepper, 1992
- Warner Jazz Les Incontournables
- Besame Mucho, 2007
- Stardust, 1985
- Mucho Calor, 1958
- The Best of..., 1993
- Richie Cole Meets Art Pepper, 2006
- Surf Ride, 1998
- The Complete Village Vanguard Sessions, 1995
- Complete Straight Ahead Sessions, 2004
- The Hollywood All-Star Sessions, 2001
- Art 'N' Zoot, 1995
- Winter Moon, 1991
- The Early Show (Original 1952 Recordings), 2009
- Straight Life - The Savoy Sessions, 1984
- The Complete Galaxy Recordings, 1994
- So in Love, 1980
- +Eleven
- Mosaic Select 15: Art Pepper, 2005
- The Savoy Recordings, 2010
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Recently Played on ABC Jazz.
| Song | Walkin' Shoes |
| Artist | Art Pepper |
| Album | Art Pepper + Eleven |
| Label | Contemporary |
| Year | 1959 |
| Song | Tin Tin Deo |
| Artist | Art Pepper |
| Album | Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section |
| Label | Contemporary |
| Year | 1957 |
| Song | Diablo's Dance |
| Artist | Art Pepper |
| Album | The Artistry Of Pepper |
| Label | Pacific Jazz/Capitol |
| Year | 1992 |
| Song | Pepper Returns |
| Artist | Art Pepper |
| Album | The Best Of |
| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Year | 1957 |
| Song | Powder Puff |
| Artist | Art Pepper |
| Album | The Artistry Of Pepper |
| Label | Pacific Jazz/Capitol |
| Year | 1992 |
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Links
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On the ABC
- Classic Highlights: 10/08/2007
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 30 April 2005
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 16 March 2002
- The Planet - 2 February 2000 - Wednesday, 2nd February {"Gone ...
- Monday 8th January, 2001{"GONE TO THE DOGS", repeat of 2.2.00 ...
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Saturday 1 September 2001
- Monday 22nd March, 1999 - The Planet - 22/03/1999
- DIG Internet Radio - News - Mental Illness Finding On Jazz Stars
- The Planet - 8 January 2001 - Monday 8th January, 2001{"GONE ...
- Wednesday, 2nd February {"Gone to the Dogs"} + The Planet + 2 ...
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- ART PEPPER (music artist) - music, MP3s, songs, lyrics, CDs ...
- Art Pepper on Yahoo! Music
- Art Pepper - Fanatical Art and Music
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Comments
One of the most distinctive voices in jazz, Art's cool almost elegant playing contrasted dramatically with his controversial life - it was anything but a "Straight Life" - yet how fortunate we have been to have had him with us.
Love his album "Straight Life" - particularly the tracks "Surf Ride", "Nature Boy" and "September Song". (His autobiography "Straight Life" is worth reading as it provides some chilling insights into his frequently grim life.)
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