Latest Release
- 4 AUG 2023
- 9 Songs
- The Art of Pepper · 1957
- The Route · 1956
- Tears Inside · 1957
- Surf Ride · 2013
- Mambo Koyama · 2013
- Art Pepper Presents "West Coast Sessions!", Vol. 5: Jack Sheldon · 2017
- The Capitol Vaults Jazz Series: Art Pepper · 1960
- The Return of Art Pepper: The Complete Art Pepper Aladdin Recordings, Vol. 1 · 1957
- Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (OJC Remaster) · 1957
- Jazz of Two Cities (feat. Ted Brown, Ronnie Ball, Ben Tucker, Jeff Morton & Art Pepper) · 1955
Essential Albums
Artist Playlists
- Asserting bebop's rhythmic flair without copying Charlie Parker.
- 2013
- 2013
- 2023
- 2022
- 2019
- 2014
- 2014
Appears On
- Hersh Hamel
- Barney Kessel
- Marty Paich Quartet
About Art Pepper
Born in California in 1925, Art Pepper became one of the most skilled and respected alto saxophonists in jazz history. He served stints in big bands led by Benny Carter and Stan Kenton before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Following his discharge he returned to Los Angeles, cutting albums for Savoy, Contemporary and other imprints. Although Pepper was frequently considered a cool-jazz figure, his aesthetic was rooted in New York bebop. He was at home in both settings and recorded on both coasts. Life-long problems with heroin led to several extended incarcerations, preventing him from achieving sustained success. In the early 1970s, Pepper left rehab for the last time, resulting in his most consistent stream of tours and recordings.His acclaimed 1979 autobiography Straight Life, written with his third wife, Laurie, offered an unflinching look at his struggles with addiction; he died of a stroke in 1982 at age 56.
- HOMETOWN
- Gardena, CA, United States
- BORN
- 1 September 1925
- GENRE
- Jazz