Art Pepper

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 St

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.

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.