Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American
alto saxophonist
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and very occasional
tenor saxophonist
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and
clarinetist
This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet.
Classical clarinetists
* Laver Bariu
* Ernest Ačkun
* Luís Afonso
* Cristiano Alves
* Michel Arrignon
* Dimitri Ashkenazy
* Kinan Azmeh
* Alexander Bader
* Carl Baerma ...
. Active in
West Coast jazz
West Coast jazz refers to styles of jazz that developed in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a subgenre of cool jazz, which consisted of a calmer style than bebop or hard bop. The music relied rela ...
, Pepper came to prominence in
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...
's big band. He was known for his emotionally charged performances and several stylistic shifts throughout his career, and was described by critic Scott Yanow as having "attained his goal of becoming the world's great altoist" at the time of his death.
Early life
Art Pepper was born in
Gardena, California
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, United States.Dupuis, Robert. "Art Pepper." ''Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music.'' Vol. 18. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1997. 164-67. Print. His mother was a 14-year-old runaway; his father, a merchant seaman. Both were violent
alcoholics
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, and when Pepper was still quite young, he was sent to live with his paternal grandmother. He expressed early musical interest and talent, and he was given lessons. He began playing clarinet at nine, switched to alto
saxophone
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at 13, and immediately began jamming on Central Avenue, the black nightclub district of
Los Angeles
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.
Career
At the age of 17, he began playing professionally with
Benny Carter
Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...
and then became part of the
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...
orchestra, touring with that band until he was drafted in 1943. After the war, he returned to Los Angeles, and joined the Kenton Innovations Orchestra. By the 1950s, Pepper was recognized as one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz, finishing second only to
Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
as Best Alto Saxophonist in the '' DownBeat'' magazine Readers Poll of 1952. Along with Chet Baker,
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...
, and
Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, sw ...
, and perhaps due more to geography than playing style, Pepper is often associated with the musical movement known as
West Coast jazz
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, as contrasted with the East Coast (or "hot") jazz of
Charlie Parker
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Miles Davis
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. Some of Pepper's best known albums from the 1950s are ''
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
''Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section'' is a 1957 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper with Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, who were the rhythm section for Miles Davis's quintet at the time. The album is considered a milestone i ...
'', ''
Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics
'' Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics'' is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper and a group of other musicians performing arrangements by Marty Paich, who directed the ensemble.
Background
The recording is one of several dates ...
Smack Up
''Smack Up'' is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Jack Sheldon, Pete Jolly, Jimmy Bond and Frank Butler.
Leonard Feather's sleeve notes include two quotes by Pepper which throw light on his approach to playing jazz:
:"K ...
''. Other recordings from this time appear on ''The Aladdin Recordings'' (three volumes), ''
The Early Show
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'', ''The Late Show'', '' Surf Ride'', and '' Art Pepper with Warne Marsh'' (also issued as ''The Way It Was!''), which features a session recorded with
Warne Marsh
Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...
.
His career was repeatedly interrupted by several prison stints stemming from his addiction to heroin, but Pepper managed to have several productive "comebacks". Remarkably, his substance abuse and legal travails did not affect the quality of his recordings, which maintained a high level of musicianship throughout his career until his death in 1982.
His last comeback saw Pepper, who had started his career in
Stan Kenton
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist. As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader, he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades. Though K ...
's big band, becoming a member of
Buddy Rich
Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time.
Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...
's Big Band from 1968 to 1969. After beginning
methadone
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therapy in the mid-1970s, he toured Europe and Japan with his own groups and recorded many albums, mostly for
Galaxy Records
Galaxy Records was a record label founded in 1964 by Max and Sol Weiss in Berkeley, California. It was a division of Fantasy Records.
History
Galaxy Records was officially launched in 1964 in Berkeley, California. In 1967 Galaxy and Fantasy we ...
, a subsidiary of
Fantasy Records
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Echo Park
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, in Los Angeles. He became a heroin addict in the 1940s, and his career was interrupted by drug-related
prison
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sentences in 1954–56, 1960–61, 1961–64, and 1964–65; the final two sentences were served in
San Quentin
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Opened in July 1852, San Quentin is the ...
. While in San Quentin, he played in an ensemble with saxophonist
Frank Morgan
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. In the late 1960s, Pepper spent time in
Synanon
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Originally established as a drug rehabilitation program, by the early ...
, a rehabilitation program that turned out to be a cult.
His
autobiography
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It is a form of biography.
Definition
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,''Straight Life: The Story Of Art Pepper'' by Art Pepper and Laurie Pepper, Da Capo Press (reprint of original 1979 book published by Schirmer Books, a division of MacMillan Publishing). '' Straight Life'' (1980, co-written with his third wife Laurie Pepper), discusses the jazz music world, as well as drug and criminal subcultures of mid-20th century California. Among the many anecdotes shared from his life, Pepper boasts of raping a woman while stationed in
London
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during the
Second World War
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(deserved, in his view, because he had shared whiskey and walked several miles with her). Soon after the publication of this book, director Don McGlynn released the documentary film ''Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor'', discussing his life and featuring interviews with both Art and his wife Laurie, as well as footage from a live performance in a Malibu jazz club. Laurie Pepper also released an interview to
NPR
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.
Pepper died of a stroke in Los Angeles on June 15, 1982, aged 56. He is interred in the Abbey of the Psalms Mausoleum in the
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a full-service cemetery, funeral home, crematory, and cultural events center which regularly hosts community events such as live music and summer movie screenings. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angel ...
Sonny Red
Sylvester Kyner Jr. (December 17, 1932 – March 20, 1981), known as Sonny Red, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer associated with the hard bop idiom among other styles.
Sonny Red played with Art Blakey, Curtis Fuller, Paul Qu ...
(Regent, 1959) – recorded in 1952–54
* ''
The Return of Art Pepper
''The Return of Art Pepper'' is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Aladdin Records, Jazz: West label after his first release from prison.Edwards, D. and Callahan, MJazz:West Album Discographyaccessed Oc ...
'' with
Jack Sheldon
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Pacific Jazz
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, 1956) – reissued as ''Picture of Heath''
* ''
The Art Pepper Quartet
''The Art Pepper Quartet'' is an album by saxophonist Art Pepper featuring sessions from 1956 recorded for the Tampa label. Pepper’s Quartet are pianist Russ Freeman (pianist), Russ Freeman, bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Gary Frommer.Burgess, B ...
'' (Tampa, 1957) – recorded in 1956
* ''
Collections
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* Collection ...
'' with
Red Norvo
Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His reco ...
,
Joe Morello
Joseph Albert Morello (July 17, 1928 – March 12, 2011) was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from 1957 to 1972, including during the quartet's "classic ...
and
Gerry Wiggins
Gerald Foster Wiggins (May 12, 1922 – July 13, 2008) was an American jazz pianist and organist.
Early life
Wiggins was born in New York City on May 12, 1922.Vacher, Pete"Wiggins, Gerry" ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' (2nd edition). G ...
(Intro, 1957)
* ''
Modern Art
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'' (Intro, 1957) – recorded in 1956-57
* ''
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
''Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section'' is a 1957 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper with Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, who were the rhythm section for Miles Davis's quintet at the time. The album is considered a milestone i ...
'' (Contemporary, 1957)
* ''
Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics
'' Art Pepper + Eleven – Modern Jazz Classics'' is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper and a group of other musicians performing arrangements by Marty Paich, who directed the ensemble.
Background
The recording is one of several dates ...
Conte Candoli
Secondo "Conte" Candoli (July 12, 1927 – December 14, 2001) was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in Doc Severinsen's NBC Orc ...
(Contemporary, 1960)
* ''
Smack Up
''Smack Up'' is a 1960 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Jack Sheldon, Pete Jolly, Jimmy Bond and Frank Butler.
Leonard Feather's sleeve notes include two quotes by Pepper which throw light on his approach to playing jazz:
:"K ...
'' with
Jack Sheldon
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(Contemporary, 1960)
* '' Intensity'' (Contemporary, 1963) – recorded in 1960
* ''Art Pepper Quartet in San Francisco'' (
Fresh Sound
Fresh Sound, or Fresh Sound New Talent, is a jazz record label established in Barcelona, Spain, by Jordi Pujol. The label was initially founded as a reissue label.
The catalog includes work by musicians both major and minor that was recorded be ...
, 1964) – live
* ''Art Pepper Quintet : Live at Donte's 1968'' with
Joe Romano
Joseph S. Romano (April 17, 1932 – November 26, 2008) was an American jazz saxophonist.
He was born in Rochester, New York, United States. Romano learned to play clarinet and alto and tenor sax as a child. He enlisted in the United States Air F ...
(Fresh Sound, 1968) – live
* ''The Art of Pepper'' (Onyx, 1974) – recorded in 1957
* ''Garden State Jam Sessions'' Bootleg (Lone Hill Jazz, 1975) – live
* ''I'll Remember April : Live at Foothill College'' ( Storyville, 1975)
* '' Living Legend'' (Contemporary, 1975)
* '' The Trip'' (Contemporary, 1976)
* '' A Night in Tunisia'' (Storyville, 1977) – live
* ''
Tokyo Debut
''Tokyo Debut'' is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in Japan in 1977 by TBS Radio and originally released on the Japanese Polydor Records, Polydor label in 1990 as ''First Live in Japan'' before being rereleased on the Galaxy Records ...
'' ( Galaxy, 1977) – live. also released as ''First Live in Japan''.
* ''
No Limit
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Music Record labels
*No Limit Records, a record label founded by Master P
* No Limit Forever Records, a record label founded by Romeo Miller, son of Master P
Albums
* ''No Limit'' (Art Pepper album), 1977
* ''No Limit'' ...
'' (Contemporary, 1977)
* ''
Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard
''Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.
'' (Contemporary, 1977) – live
* ''
Friday Night at the Village Vanguard
''Friday Night at the Village Vanguard'' is a 1977 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with George Cables, George Mraz and Elvin Jones.
Art Pepper played at the Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City twice during 1977. The second oc ...
'' (Contemporary, 1977) – live
* ''
Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard
''Saturday Night at the Village Vanguard'' is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label.
'' (Contemporary, 1977) – live
* ''
More for Les at the Village Vanguard
''More for Les at the Village Vanguard'' is live album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1977 and released on the Contemporary label as the Volume Four of Pepper's Vanguard recordings.Among Friends'' ( Interplay, 1978)
* '' Art Pepper Today'' (Galaxy, 1978)
* '' Landscape'' (Galaxy, 1979) – live
* '' Besame Mucho'' (Galaxy, 1979) – live
* '' Straight Life'' (Galaxy, 1979)
* ''
So in Love
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Howard Roberts
Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician.
Early years
Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Damon and Vesta Roberts, and began playing guitar at the age of 8 - a ...
(Galaxy, 1981) – recorded in 1980
* ''
Roadgame
''Roadgame'' (subtitled ''Recorded in Performance at Maiden Voyage, Los Angeles'') is a live album by saxophonist Art Pepper recorded in 1981 at the Maiden Voyage nightclub in Los Angeles and released on the Galaxy Records, Galaxy label.David Edwa ...
'' (Galaxy, 1982) – live recorded in 1981
* '' Goin' Home'' with George Cables (Galaxy, 1982)
* ''Darn That Dream'' (Real Time, 1982)
* '' Art Lives'' (Galaxy, 1983) – live recorded in 1981
* '' Tête-à-Tête'' with
George Cables
George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer.
Early life
Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...
(Galaxy, 1983) – recorded in 1982
* ''
Artworks
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'' (Galaxy, 1984) – recorded in 1979
* '' APQ'' (Galaxy, 1984) – live recorded in 1981
* '' New York Album'' (Galaxy, 1985) – recorded in 1979
* '' Stardust'' (Victor (Japan), 1985) – recorded in 1979
* '' Art Pepper with Warne Marsh'' (
Contemporary
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, 1986) – recorded in 1956. reissued tracks from ''The Way It Was!'' (1972).
* ''Tokyo Encore'' ( Dreyfus, 1991) – live recorded in 1979
* '' Arthur's Blues'' (Galaxy, 1991) – live recorded in 1981
* ''Art in L.A.'' (WestWind, 1991) CD– recorded in 1957-60
* ''Live in Japan: The Summer Knows'' (Absord (Japan), 1994) – live
* '' Art 'n' Zoot'' with
Zoot Sims
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Duke Jordan
Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist.
Biography
Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regul ...
(Galaxy, 1996) – live recorded in 1981
* ''
San Francisco Samba
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* ''
The Route
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Cast
* Sharon Detoro as Samantha
* Thomas Kayondo as Sam
* Edlyn Sabrina as Sabrina
* Felix Bwanika as Mr. Ny ...
'' with
Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca (July 23, 1930 – July 22, 1977) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Musical career
Kamuca was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and, like many players associated with West Coast jazz, grew up in the East befo ...
(Pacific Jazz, 1956)
* '' Chet Baker Big Band'' (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
With Toni Harper
* ''Lady Lonely'' (RCA, 1959)
* ''Night Mood'' (RCA, 1960)
With
Stan Kenton
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* ''
Stan Kenton's Milestones
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'' (Capitol, 1950) – recorded in 1943–47
* ''
Stan Kenton Classics
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'' (Capitol, 1952) – recorded in 1944–47
* '' Encores'' (Capitol, 1947)
* ''
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz
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Background
The album features performances recorded in 1947 and originally released on the Capitol label as four 78rpm discs, reissued as a 10-inc ...
'' (Capitol, 1947)
* ''
Innovations in Modern Music
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Popular Favorites by Stan Kenton
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'' (Capitol, 1953)
* ''
This Modern World
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'' (Capitol, 1953)
* ''
The Kenton Era
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'' (
Capitol
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, 1955) – recorded in 1940–54
* ''
The Innovations Orchestra
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'' (Capitol, 1997) – recorded in 1950–51
With
Milcho Leviev
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* ''Blues for the Fisherman'' (Mole, 1980) – live
* ''True Blues'' (Mole, 1980) – live
With
Shorty Rogers
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* ''
Modern Sounds
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Cool and Crazy
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The Swingin' Nutcracker
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With others
*
Jesse Belvin
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, ''Mr. Easy'' (RCA, 1960) – recorded in 1959
*
Hoagy Carmichael
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, ''
Hoagy Sings Carmichael
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Blue Mitchell
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(Xanadu, 1977) – recorded in 1976
* Richie Cole, ''Return to Alto Acres'' (
Palo Alto
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, 1982)
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Conte Candoli
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and Mike Pacheko (Andex/VSOP, 1957)
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Transcriptions
Published transcriptions:
* ''Jazz Styles and Analysis: Alto Sax'' by Harry Miedema. Chicago, Fifth Printing, February 1979. Includes ''Broadway''.
* '' Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper'' by Art Pepper and Laurie Pepper. New York and London, 1979. . Includes the head of ''Straight Life''.
* ''Jazz 2: Sax Alto''. Transcribed by John Robert Brown. International Music Publications, Woodford Green, Essex, 1986. . Includes Round Midnight''.
* ''The Genius of Art Pepper''. Foreword by Laurie Pepper. North Sydney, Warner/Chappell Music, 1987. . Includes: ''Arthur's Blues''; ''Blues for Blanche''; ''Funny Blues''; ''Landscape''; ''Make a List Make a Wish''; ''Mambo de la Pinta''; ''Mambo Koyama''; Mr ''Big Falls his J.G. Hand''; ''Our Song''; ''Road Game''; ''September Song''; ''Tete a Tete''. All transcriptions include parts for Alto and Rhythm; ''Funny Blues'' also has a part for Trumpet.
* ''Masters of the Alto Saxophone Play The Blues. Jazz Alto Solos.'' Transcribed by Trent Kynaston and Jonathan Ball. Corybant Productions, 1990. Includes ''True Blues''.
* ''The Art Pepper Collection''. Foreword by Jeff Sultanof. Milwaukee, Hal Leonard, 1995. . Includes: ''Art's Oregano''; ''Diane''; ''Landscape''; ''Las Cuevas de Mario''; ''Make a List (Make a Wish)''; ''Mr. Big Falls his J.G. Hand''; ''Ophelia''; ''Pepper Returns''; ''Sometime''; ''Straight Life''; ''Surf Ride''(I); ''Surf Ride''(II); ''That's Love''; ''The Trip''; ''Waltz Me Blues''.
* ''West Coast Jazz Saxophone Solos'' transcribed and edited by Robert A. Luckey, Ph.D. Features 15 recorded solos from 1952 to 1961, including five solos by Art Pepper. Olympia Music Publishing, 1996. .
Transcriptions available on the Internet:
Anthropology
A more extensive bibliography is issued by th Jazzinstitut Darmstadt *1956 ''Art Pepper... Tells the Tragic Role Narcotics Played in Blighting His Career and Life'' by John Tynan. ''Downbeat'', September 19, 1956, p. 16.
*1957 ''Art Pepper Quartet'' by John Tynan. ''Downbeat'', May 16, 1957, p. 34.
*1960 ''Art Pepper: Profile of a Comeback'' by J. McKinney. ''Metronome'', lxxvii, September 1960, p. 26.
*1960 ''The Return of Art Pepper'' by John Tynan. ''Downbeat'', xxvii/8, 1960, p. 17.
*1960 ''End of the Road'' by John Tynan. ''Downbeat'', xxvii/25, 1960, p. 13.
*196 ''Art Pepper's not the Same'' by John Tynan. ''Downbeat'', xxxi/22, 1964, p. 18.
*1965 ''"Jazz Discographies Unlimited" Presents "Art Pepper". A Complete Discography Compiled by Ernie Edwards, Jr.'' Ernie Edwards Jr. et al. Jazz Discographies Unlimited, Spotlight Series, Vol. 4. Oct . 1965. 22pp.
*1973 ''Art Pepper: 'I'm Here to Stay! by C. Marra. ''Downbeat'', xl/4, 1973, p. 16.
*1975 ''Pepper's Painful Road to Pure Art'' by L. Underwood. ''Downbeat'', xlii/11, 1975, p. 16.
*1979 '' Straight Life: the Story of Art Pepper'' by Art Pepper and Laurie Pepper. New York and London, 1979. . Includes a discography.
*1979 ''Art Pepper: Rewards of the Straight Life'' by P. Welding. ''Downbeat'', xlvi/18, 1979, p. 16.
*1979 ''The Contemporary Art of Pepper'' by Chris Sheridan. ''Jazz Journal International'', Vol. 32, No. 9, September 1979, p. 9.
*197 ''The evolution of an individualist'' Interview with Les Tomkins.
*1980 ''Art Pepper''. ''Swing Journal'', xxxiv/1, 1980, p. 162.
*198 Interview with Les Tomkins.
*198 Interview with Les Tomkins.
*198 New Fields Still to Conquer Interview with Les Tomkins.
*1981 ''The Whiteness of the Wail'' by Gary Giddins, in ''Riding on a Blue Note''. New York, O.U.P., 1981, pp. 252–257. (An article originally published in July 1977.)
*1986 ''Art Pepper: I Want to Play so Bad'' by David Nicholson Pepperell. ''Wire Magazine'', Issue 28, June 1986, pp. 26–31.
*1986 ''Art Pepper, 1926-1982'' by Gary Giddins, in ''Rhythm-a-ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the 80s''. New York, O.U.P., 1986, pp. 106–108. (An article originally published in June 1982.)
*1992 ''Straight Life'' by Ted Gioia, in ''West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945-1960''. New York and Oxford, O.U.P., 1992, pp. 283–307 (Chapter Fourteen). .
*2000 ''The Art Pepper Companion: Writings on a Jazz Original'' by Todd Selbert. Cooper Square Press, 2000. .
*2014 ART: Why I Stuck with a Junkie Jazzman" by Laurie Pepper Arthur Pepper Music Corporation
*2014 The Tale of the Tape by Lili Anolik Harper's Magazine
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