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 ampampquotPepperampampquot Adams 19301986. The culmination of thirtyseven years of research its a fascinating account of Adamss life and times thanks to colorful vignettes drawn from the authors 250 unpublished conversations with Adams and other esteemed musicians. These candid observations about Adams and his colleagues reveal previously confidential aspects of Adamss complex personality his many outstanding achievements and littleknown 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.