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Art Pepper (September 1, 1925 ? June 15, 1982) born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr. in Gardena, California, was an American cool jazz alto saxophonist. He began his career in the 1940s, playing with Benny Carter and Stan Kenton. By the 1950s Pepper had become one of the leading lights of West Coast jazz along with Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan and Shelly Manne. Examples of Pepper's most famous albums from this period are Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section, Art Pepper + Eleven - Modern Jazz Classics, Gettin' Together, and Smack Up. Representative music from this time appears on The Aladdin Recordings (three volumes), The Early Show, The Late Show, The Complete Surf Ride, and The Way It Was!, which features a session recorded with Warne Marsh.