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Art Pepper

Day 84
#40 – Arthur ‘Art’ Edward Pepper, Jr. (1925–1982). American alto saxophonist and clarinetist. Albums include: Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (1957), Plus Eleven (1959) and Straight Life (1980).

A brilliant saxophonist who became addicted to heroin halfway through his life but recovered. 

1 hour

Listen…

to excerpts from ‘Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section’

 
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