—Gary Giddins
(This introduction incorporates portions of “Art Pepper Talks Straight,” from The Village Voice, February 18, 1980, and “Endgame,” the notes to Art Pepper’s The Complete Galaxy Recordings, 1989, by permission of the author.)
Gary Giddins, jazz critic for The Village Voice, is the author of Riding on a Blue Note, Rhythm-a-Ning, Celebrating Bird, Satchmo, Faces in the Crowd, and a forthcoming biography of Bing Crosby.
What is the use of talking and there is no end of talking. There is no end of things in the heart.
Ezra Pound
For their contributions to this book we wish to thank:
Karolyn April | Jerry Maher | |
Sarah Bartold | Shelly Manne | |
Benny Carter | Johnny Martizia | |
Ann Christos | Don Menza | |
June Christy | John Noble | |
Bob Cooper | Millie Noble | |
Sammy Curtis | Marty Paich | |
Alan Dean | Thelma Pepper | |
Hersh Hamel | Marie Randall | |
John Koenig | Freddy Rivera | |
Steve Kravitz | Lee Young |
Special thanks to Todd Selbert for everything.
Contents
19. | Christine 1966–1968 | |
20. | On the Road with Buddy Rich’s Band 1968–1969 | |
21. | Synanon 1969 | |
22. | Synanon: Laurie 1969 | |
23. | Synanon: Games, Raids, the Trip 1969–1971 | |
24. | The Return of Art Pepper 1971–1978 |
This is a true story, a tape recorded narrative by Art Pepper (and those who’ve known him) which I have transcribed and edited. In order to avoid embarrassing a number of people, some details have been changed and pseudonyms are occasionally used. Attitudes, intentions, and feelings attributed by Art Pepper to anyone besides himself should be understood by the reader to be Art’s impressions, not fact.
—Laurie Pepper
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