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Art Pepper
Despite a difficult and troubled life, Art Pepper was one of the greatest sax
players of the jazz era, widely regarded as second only to Charlie Parker. From
Gardena, California, he began his career during the 1940s playing with Benny
Carter and Stan Kenton. His career was marred by long battles with heroin
addiction, which also resulted in several spells in prison; although one term in
San Quentin prison in the mid-1960s resulted in him forming a fine ensemble with
another saxophonist Frank Morgan and the quality of his playing seemed
unaffected by his various problems. These we...
