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Overview"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it's a fascinating account of Adams's life and times, thanks to colorful vignettes drawn from the author's 250 unpublished conversations with Adams and other esteemed musicians.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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary Carner , Chick CoreaPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: Excelsior Editions Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438494357ISBN 10: 1438494351 Pages: 254 Publication Date: 01 September 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Introduction Part 1: Ascent (1930–1955) 1. In Love with Night 2. Now in Our Lives 3. Inanout 4. Twelfth and Pingree Part 2: Dominion (1956–1986) 5. I Carry Your Heart 6. Claudette’s Way 7. Joy Road 8. Conjuration 9. Civilization and Its Discontents 10. Lovers of Their Time 11. Urban Dreams 12. Ad Astra Acknowledgments Sources IndexReviewsGary 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 Author InformationGary Carner is the editor of The Miles Davis Companion. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |