00:00Art Pepper was born in Gardena, California in 1925. As a child, he studied clarinet and alto saxophone.
00:15The alto saxophone would ultimately become the instrument with which he would gain fame.
00:21He started his musical career in the 1940s with Gus Arnheim, Benny Carter, and Lee Young.
00:32He then joined Stan Kenton, with whom he stayed for a year.
00:37In the early 1950s, Pepper formed his own quartet and shortly thereafter developed a dependence on drugs,
00:47which would culminate in a two-year jail term.
00:51After his release in August 1954, he recorded for several labels before starting a lengthy stint with contemporary records.
01:04Pepper's struggles with drug addiction would continually resurface, and with them came trouble with the law.
01:14He was frequently jailed at San Quentin prison throughout the early 1960s.
01:21In 1966, he would be released from prison, but recidivism would continue to be an issue for much of his life.
01:32Pepper died in 1982 in Los Angeles.
01:37Pepper's best cool jazz work can be found on a string of albums released in the 1950s.
01:44Art Pepper meets the rhythm section from 1957.
01:51Modern Art, also from 1957.
01:56As well as The Art of Pepper, also from 1957.
02:04Other Art Pepper albums of note include
02:10Gettin' Together, from 1960.
02:14Smack Up, from 1960.
02:17Living Legend, from 1976.
02:21Artworks, also from 1976.
02:26Straight Life, from 1979.
02:31Winter Moon, from 1980.
02:35Friday Night at the Village Vanguard, from 1985.
02:40Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard, from 1985.
02:45A Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard, from 1985.
02:52Rachael Amazon, this date of the Village Vanguard was late for 1980.
02:58And it's currently the best of my vorstellen.
03:02urch, this date of Christmas.
03:04But if I have any time to make any commitments theoretically,
03:07it may be time to see them, because if we don't see them with a taxevilist,
03:10there will be, you know, in these new upcoming comments.
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