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Pepper Adams - (Excelsior Editions) by Gary Carner (Paperback)

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  • A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.Pepper Adams is more than a definitive biography of Park "Pepper" Adams (1930-1986).
  • About the Author: Gary Carner is the editor of The Miles Davis Companion.
  • 254 Pages
  • Biography & Autobiography, Music
  • Series Name: Excelsior Editions

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A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.



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A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.

Pepper Adams is more than a definitive biography of Park "Pepper" Adams (1930-1986). The culmination of thirty-seven years of research, it's a fascinating account of Adams's life and times, thanks to colorful vignettes drawn from the author's 250 unpublished conversations with Adams and other esteemed musicians. These candid observations about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously confidential aspects of Adams's complex personality, his many outstanding achievements, and little-known facts about musicians with whom he worked, such as Thad Jones, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Charles Mingus, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Bobby Timmons, Wardell Gray, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and others. Musicians, jazz fans and collectors, and readers who enjoy a hero's journey will be intrigued by Adams's extraordinary intelligence, the extent of his influence, the reverence he commanded, and his struggle to be rewarded as the unique stylist that he was throughout his career. Moreover, readers will be enlivened by the author's unique approach to biography, in which storytelling moves thematically, sometimes in reverse chronological order.



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"Gary Carner's loving tribute to Pepper Adams finally delivers some justice to the man and to the whole range and span of his too short and underappreciated but brilliant career." - Ben Sidran, author of Talking Jazz: An Oral History

"Having known and worked with Pepper from 1955 until he left us, reading this biography makes you feel that you are there with him. His humor, wit, and devotion to music are all written about in a way that Pepper himself would have loved. Gary Carner has kept this story real." - David Amram, author of Vibrations: The Adventures and Musical Times of David Amram



"Gary Carner's loving tribute to Pepper Adams finally delivers some justice to the man and to the whole range and span of his too short and underappreciated but brilliant career." -- Ben Sidran, author of Talking Jazz: An Oral History

"Having known and worked with Pepper from 1955 until he left us, reading this biography makes you feel that you are there with him. His humor, wit, and devotion to music are all written about in a way that Pepper himself would have loved. Gary Carner has kept this story real." -- David Amram, author of Vibrations: The Adventures and Musical Times of David Amram




About the Author



Gary Carner is the editor of The Miles Davis Companion. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .58 Inches (D)
Weight: .84 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 254
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Music
Series Title: Excelsior Editions
Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Gary Carner
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2023
TCIN: 1013196183
UPC: 9781438494357
Item Number (DPCI): 247-60-9627
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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