Pepper's figurative embracing of heroin addiction wrought changes in his style which by the time of these sessions were sufficient to have largely overhauled his music. In the early years of his ...

Jazz saxophonist Art Pepper was born 100 years ago today. He started on clarinet at age 9 and debuted on record with Stan Kenton at age 18. Pepper had an intensive and creative alto saxophone style ...

Art Pepper is one of only a handful of jazz artists whose life story is perhaps as well known as his recordings. Thanks largely to the publication of Straight Life in 1979, a searing autobiography ...

A “holy grail” for many jazz music collectors, Surf Ride has been re-issued by Craft Recordings as part of its Original Jazz Classics series. The album cover is peak 1950s with cheesecake charm and ...