99MB Revolving Door: jazz performance: Art Pepper

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.

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Film & Animation

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• prison
• music
• genius
• crazy
• convicts
• documentary
• heroin
• jazz
• live
• performance

[gottohavesoul]

"Lost Life" is on his record from '75 -- Living Legend.

[straightlife]

@gottohavesoul It's on the Living Legend album, but not the same version. This version is on "Unreleased Ar Vol V: The Art History Album from Widow's Taste. Check it out at cdbaby dot com. You can download it for 99 cents. Also, a better version of this clip on youtube, check out straightlife's videos.

[straightlife]

Sorry, I meant Volume 4. Also check out the entire "clips so far" playlist on straightlife's channel

[straightlife]

@gottohavesoul But not this version, L.

[notgoneconform]

Is there any way to get a copy of the song in the background

[straightlife]

go to CD baby and search for The Art History project.  This tune, Lost Life, is on disc three of the set. You can download just this tune -- nicely remastered.

[Tonefid115]

Superb,very well done! 5*****

[JAZZOLOGIST1]

Considering what a decent guy Art was, and that all he used drugs for was to highlight his emotions when playing. To escape from life outside jazz - an abrasive life for a musician. The way he was treated was a travesty of human understanding. The morons who handled his case were repulsive, jealous idiots.

[TedRob1958]

That was really interesting, I hadn't realised how much time he'd spent behind bars. Well done.

[eyewoodsay]

im a cleaner at a hospital...sounds like my life in bits