With his lyrical, swinging style, alto saxophonist Art Pepper is recognized as one of the major jazz stars to emerge out of the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s. A gifted soloist by his teens, Pepper initially drew attention touring as a member Stan Kenton's band before launching his solo career. He achieved almost instant fame, famously finishing second behind Charlie Parker as best alto saxophonist (he also occasionally played clarinet and tenor sax) in the 1952 DownBeat magazine readers' poll. Along with artists like Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne, and others, Pepper became synonymous with the laid-back West Coast jazz sound. However, he was also a heroin addict, and his career was often sidelined due to drug-related stints in prison. Nonetheless, he remained a vital performer, issuing albums like 1959's Plus Eleven and 1960's Intensity. After entering the Synanon drug rehabilitation program in the late '60s, Pepper resurrected his career. Working alongside his wife and manager Laurie Pepper, he recorded a series of comeback albums including 1975's Living Legend and 1980's Straight Life (also the title of his 1980 memoir) which found him embracing a more muscular, hard bop and modal sound influenced by John Coltrane. Despite, or perhaps because of his troubled career, Pepper -- who died of a stroke in 1982 -- remains a dualistic symbol for both the fallen jazz star and journeyman who never gave up.
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Con su estilo lírico y dinámico, el saxofonista alto Art Pepper es reconocido como una de las principales estrellas del jazz que emergieron de la escena de la Costa Oeste en la década de 1950. Siendo un solista talentoso en su adolescencia, Pepper llamó la atención inicialmente al girar como miembro de la banda de Stan Kenton antes de lanzar su carrera en solitario. Alcanzó una fama casi instantánea, quedando segundo, detrás de Charlie Parker, como mejor saxofonista alto (también tocaba ocasionalmente el clarinete y el saxo tenor) en la encuesta de lectores de la revista DownBeat de 1952. Junto con artistas como Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne y otros, Pepper se convirtió en sinónimo del relajado sonido del jazz de la Costa Oeste. Sin embargo, también era adicto a la heroína, y su carrera se vio a menudo interrumpida por sus estancias en prisión relacionadas con las drogas. No obstante, siguió siendo un artista vital, publicando álbumes como Plus Eleven de 1959 e Intensity de 1960. Tras ingresar al programa de rehabilitación de drogas Synanon a finales de los 60, Pepper resucitó su carrera. Junto a su esposa y mánager, Laurie Pepper, grabó una serie de álbumes de regreso, incluyendo Living Legend (1975) y Straight Life (1980) (también título de sus memorias de 1980), donde adoptó un sonido más potente, hard bop y modal, influenciado por John Coltrane. A pesar de su problemática carrera, o quizás debido a ella, Pepper, quien falleció de un derrame cerebral en 1982, sigue siendo un símbolo dualista, tanto de la estrella de jazz en decadencia como del veterano que nunca se rindió.
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