Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. (September 1, 1925 - June 15, 1982) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He began his musical career in the 1940s playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton. In the 1950s Pepper became one of the leading lights of West coast jazz, along with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, and others. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. ... Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 - August 25, 1979), was an American jazz pianist, and bandleader known for his innovations in jazz music. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... West coast jazz is a form of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles at about the same time as hard bop jazz was developing in New York City, in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Oklahoma States Chet Baker Day Proclamation The Chet Baker Monument in Amsterdam Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Gerry Muligan Gerald Joseph Gerry Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician, composer and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing, but also played the piano and the clarinet. ... Shelly Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984), born Sheldon Manne in New York, New York, was an American jazz drummer. ...

Pepper was born in Gardena, California He became a heroin addict in the 1940s, and his career was interrupted by drug-related prison sentences in the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s he spent time in Synanon, a drug rehabilitation group. Gardena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Synanon was initially a drug rehabilitation program founded by Charles Dederich Sr. ... Drug rehabilitation is an umbrella term for process of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. ...

After beginning methadone therapy in the mid-1970s, Pepper enjoyed a musical comeback and recorded a series of highly acclaimed albums. Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic synthesized in 1937 by German scientists Max Bockmühl and Gustav Ehrhart at IG Farben (Hoechst-Am-Main) who were searching for an analgesic that would be easier to use during surgery and also have low addiction potential. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...

His autobiography "Straight Life" (1980), co-written with his third wife Laurie Pepper, is a unique exploration into the jazz world and drug and criminal subcultures of mid-twentieth century California. An autobiography (from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write) is a biography written by the subject or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled as told to or with). The term dates from the late eighteenth century, but the form is much older. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... State nickname: The Golden State Official languages English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 4. ...

The documentary film "Art Pepper: Notes From A Jazz Survivor," available on DVD, devotes much space to music from one of his late groups featuring pianist Milcho Leviev. Two of Pepper's most famous classic albums are "Smack Up" and "Meets The Rhythm Section." Representative music from his early period appears on "The Aladdin Recordings" (three volumes) and "The Way It Was!"; and from his prolific late period on "The Living Legend," "Art Pepper Today," "Among Friends" and "Live In Japan: Vol. 2." There is also an interview with Laurie Pepper available on NPR (see link below.) Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... DVD-R writing/reading side, based on Photo DVD.jpg. ... Milcho Leviev (December 19, 1937, Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist. ... Aladdin Records was the name of at least two record labels. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ...

External links

• Art Pepper on The Jazz Files Website
• NPR Interview With Laurie Pepper