Art Pepper

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Art Pepper

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American jazz saxophonist
Born September 1, 1925 in Gardena, California, died June 15, 1982 in Los Angeles, California

Starting on clarinet & switching to alto-sax at 13, Pepper was playing professionally with Benny Carter by the age of 17.
After being drafted for service in 1943, Pepper was a leading alto-saxophonist in the 1950's, most often associated with the West Coast Jazz scene.
A 1982 Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame inductee.

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You Go to My Head

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2

You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To

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Straight Life

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Four Brothers

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Imagination

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4 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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1981
1980
1977

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May 19, 1981

Espace Pierre Cardin

Paris, Île-de-France, France


July 5, 1980

New Morning

Geneva, Genève, Switzerland


May 11, 1980

Rockefeller's

Houston, Texas, United States


April 5, 1977

Tokyo Yuubin Chokin Hall

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • 1. Cherokee(Ray Noble and His Orchestra cover)

  • 2. The Spirit Is Here

  • 3. Here's That Rainy Day(Jimmy Van Heusen cover)

  • 4. Straight Life

  • 5. Manteca(Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra cover)

  • 6. Manhã de carnaval(Luiz Bonfá cover)

  • 7. A felicidade(Antônio Carlos Jobim cover)

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Art Pepper has released 83 albums between 1956 and 2025. Notable releases include Geneva 1980, Art Of Art, Art Pepper Presents “West Coast Sessions!” Volume 4: Bill Watrous. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Art Pepper's most-played tracks include You Go to My Head, You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To, Straight Life, Four Brothers, Imagination. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

American jazz saxophonistBorn September 1, 1925 in Gardena, California, died June 15, 1982 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaStarting on clarinet & switching to alto-sax at 13, Pepper was playing professionally with Benny Carter by the age of 17.After being... Read the full biography on this page.

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