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Cast of Characters

(in order of appearance)

Cora Hahn Pepper Noble (Grandma): Art’s paternal grandmother. She was responsible for Art’s upbringing. Her children were Arthur Edward Pepper Senior and Richard Pepper (Dicky Boy), and a stepson, Shorty Noble.

Arthur Edward Pepper (Art Senior, Moses, Daddy, Pop): Art’s father. A merchant marine, machinist, fisherman, longshoreman, union organizer.

Mildred Bartold (Ida Bartold, Mildred Bayard, Millie, Moham): Art’s mother. Art senior’s first wife, she married him when she was fifteen.

Sarah Schecter Bartold: Married Vincent Joseph Bartold and raised his niece, Ida (Millie), Art’s mother.

Thelma Winters Noble Pepper: Married at first to Art Senior’s stepbrother, Shorty, she had three children—John, Bud, and Edna. Deserted by Shorty, she married Art’s father.

John Noble and Mildred (Millie) Moore Noble: Thelma’s son and his wife. Art considered John Noble his cousin.

Johnny Martizia: Introduced Art to improvised music (jazz). He is still a professional singer and guitarist.

Patti (Madeleine) Moore Pepper: Art’s first wife. They were married in 1943.

Lee Young: Brother of the legendary Lester Young, he has been active in all aspects of music since childhood and led the band at the Club Alabam which gave Art his start in jazz. He is now an executive at Motown Records.

Benny Carter: One of the most respected and prolific figures in jazz. He is a composer, saxophonist, trumpet player, and educator and has written numerous film and television scores. He led a band in 1943 in which Art Pepper played briefly. Patricia Ellen Pepper: Art’s daughter with Patti. She was born in 1945.

Alan Dean: Alan Dean was a pop singer in England during the war years when he met Art. He now lives in Australia, and is still a singer, touring occasionally, as well as a composer, arranger, and producer of television and radio commercials.

Hersh Hamel: Has known Art since the late ’40s. He is a bassist living in Los Angeles.

Freddy Rivera: Was one of a group of musicians, which included Art Pepper, who played jam sessions in and around Los Angeles during the late ’40s and early ’50s. He now teaches at a California college.

June Christy and Bob Cooper: Were “girl singer” and tenor player, respectively, with the Stan Kenton orchestra from the mid to late ’40s. Christy is semi-retired although she still sometimes tours and records. Coop is very active in the studios and plays jazz whenever he can.

Sammy Curtis: Was a member of the Stan Kenton orchestra. He prefers that his name and the specifics of his career be withheld.

Shelly Manne: Has been for many years one of the world’s finest and most popular jazz drummers. He was a member of the Kenton orchestra during the ’50s, ran a nightclub, “Shelly’s Manne Hole,” in Los Angeles during the ’60s and early ’70s, has toured extensively with his own groups, has composed scores for television and films, and has been abundantly recorded.

Diane Suriaga Pepper: Art’s second wife. They were married in 1957.

John Koenig: Present owner of Contemporary Records and the son of the late Lester Koenig who was Art’s mentor and friend, producer of many of Art’s finest albums.

Marty Paich: Arranger, composer, pianist. Has recorded in all these capacities under his own name and for numerous popular and jazz artists and has composed scores for television and films.

Steve Kravitz: Reed player, was Art’s student in 1960. He is an active studio musician.

Ann Christos: Has been Art’s fan and his friend for almost twenty years.

Jerry Maher: Jerry and Art became friends in San Quentin where both were serving sentences.

Marie Randall: The sister of Diane Pepper, Art’s second wife.

Christine: Art’s lover, 1966-1969.

Don Menza: Was a member of the Buddy Rich band of 1968. He is a composer, plays all saxophones, clarinets and flutes, has toured widely playing jazz, and is a successful studio musician.

Karolyn April: A Synanon alumna and friend.

Laurie LaPan Miller Pepper: Art’s third wife. They met in Synanon in 1969, and were married in 1974.