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American saxophonist (1925–1982)

Person · Open Library

Born
1925
Works
3

Top works

  • The return of Art Pepper
  • Art Pepper Collection
  • Straight life

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1925-09-01
Active to
1982-06-15
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
342,608
Total plays
3,021,067

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Art Pepper (Arthur Edward Pepper Jr., Gardena, California, September 1, 1925 – Los Angeles, California, June 15, 1982), was an American alto saxophonist. He began his career in the 1940s, playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton (1946-52). By the 1950s Pepper was recognized as one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz, epitomized by his finishing second only to Charlie Parker as Best Alto Saxophonist in the Down Beat magazine Readers Poll of 1952. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Art+Pep

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Art
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Gardena
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
jazz musician
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
Fantasy
Image
Art Pepper.jpg
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name in native language
Art Pepper
Commons category
Art Pepper
date of birth
1925-09-01
date of death
1982-06-01
birth name
Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr.
end of work period
1982-00-00
cause of death
drug overdose
start of work period
1946-00-00
number of viewers/listeners
9592171
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