Art Pepper

Essay # 61441

Music Studies > Blues, Jazz
Music Studies > History

Art Pepper

A look at the music of Art Pepper.

842 words () | 1 source | MLA | 2003 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how during the time period of 1962 to 1966, Art Pepper had many experiences which massively influenced his music such as John Coltrane and his time spent in San Quentin prison. It also looks at how throughout Art Pepper's life, he used his music to express his emotions.

From the Paper:

"The radical style of John Coltrane's jazz greatly influenced Art's music. Coltrane's style revolutionized the 60s jazz scene and many people criticized him. Art too at first criticized Coltrane but later began to learn from him and imitate his style. Hersh Hamel stated, "Art was very influenced by Coltrane at that time because he was in jail with some pretty radical players. Art heard those guys in Quentin, and at first he didn't like it so much, he said, but after hearing them practice day after day, he started to pick up on what they were doing and to like it more and more." Coltrane's radical style influenced Art so much that he began to change his own style. Yet this caused him to be criticized greatly even by his own friends. Shelly Manne felt that Art was losing his own musical identity. "