On the darker side of jazz ... have any of you read the autobiography of Art Pepper - "Straight Life" ? ... One of the darkest books I've ever read about someone's life, but when I read it several years ago I couldn't put it down ... Written by his wife Laura, it really is 'brutally honest' ... according to the book, when he recorded what is regarded as his best recording ever ( I think it was "Body and Soul", but someone can correct me if I'm wrong), his wife and agent had so 'sober' him up to get him to the session ... supposedly, during the recording of the song, he asked one of the other players what key they were playing in !!! ... He had one of the top jazz albums and he was robbing gas stations for drug money ... what a shame ...
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