99MB Revolving Door: jazz performance: Art Pepper

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Art Pepper, one of the world's greatest jazz players, was jailed and re-jailed and re-jailed repeatedly. Here at Terminal Island, he talks about his fate. A clip from a feature work in progress based on the book Straight Life, the Story of Art Pepper. Thanks to Don McGlynn for his footage of Art in performance from his documentary, Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: August 10, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Author: straightlife

Length: 00:07:00
Rating: 4.77
Views: 38380

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mjazzguitar (October 17, 2008 at 11:33 am)
It's unfortunate that the entertainment industry, music in particular, is awash in drugs. Who knows what a lot of these musicians might have come up with if they hadn't died young?
madchops82 (June 15, 2008 at 1:07 am)
I am reading his book right now. It's great so far. This is awesome and so is his music.
Rottinghere (April 21, 2008 at 2:49 am)
Superlative music, Art was a true champ!
But what is the name of the song that plays
throughout this clip? Is it on any of his albums, or was this just a performance piece?
Does anyone out there know?!
straightlife (August 9, 2008 at 9:11 pm)
This is a previously unreleased version of Art's tune, Lost Life. Eventually it'll be released on the Unreleased Art series on Widow's Taste Records.
dilgokhyenste22 (April 8, 2008 at 12:42 pm)
au dela de sa vie surprenante la musique il n y a que ça
SibarisSirabis (April 5, 2008 at 3:35 am)
Really, Really good!!
likotinara (February 7, 2008 at 3:14 pm)
Art understood the Divine Nine pricipal.
smokindog (November 23, 2007 at 8:04 am)
I heard about this on n.p.r. This just blew me away! Thanks, I'll be following your progress.
downwarddog1967 (November 21, 2007 at 9:12 am)
painfully beautiful, just like his music.

thank you!
gnolti (November 21, 2007 at 8:31 am)
This is the way to create a jazz portrait. We are fortunate that Art was such a talker -- few players are -- and word painter to boot.