The Art Pepper companion

the long version

"Art Pepper (1925-1982) is generally considered the greatest alto saxophonist of the post-Charlie Parker generation. This compendium represents the hundreds of pieces written on Art Pepper over a "brilliant but crosswired career spanning forty years." Edited by jazz writer and Pepper authority Todd Selbert, this collection contains rare interviews, reminiscences, critical profiles, liner notes, record and book reviews, and essays by the world's most esteemed jazz writers."--BOOK JACKET.