Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher:
ISBN: 125082270X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher:
ISBN: 125082270X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 125082270X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Before John Was a Jazz Giant is a 2009 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.
Spirit Seeker
Author: Gary Golio
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547239947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Describes the spiritual journey jazz musician John Coltrane took in his life and the way that it is reflected in his music.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547239947
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Describes the spiritual journey jazz musician John Coltrane took in his life and the way that it is reflected in his music.
This Jazz Man
Author: Karen Ehrhardt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547545746
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional "This Old Man" gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era's best musicians take center stage. The tuneful text and vibrant illustrations bop, slide, and shimmy across the page as Satchmo plays one, Bojangles plays two . . . right on down the line to Charles Mingus, who plays nine, plucking strings that sound "divine." Easy on the ear and the eye, this playful introduction to nine jazz giants will teach children to count--and will give them every reason to get up and dance! Includes a brief biography of each musician.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547545746
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional "This Old Man" gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era's best musicians take center stage. The tuneful text and vibrant illustrations bop, slide, and shimmy across the page as Satchmo plays one, Bojangles plays two . . . right on down the line to Charles Mingus, who plays nine, plucking strings that sound "divine." Easy on the ear and the eye, this playful introduction to nine jazz giants will teach children to count--and will give them every reason to get up and dance! Includes a brief biography of each musician.
Roy Eldridge, Little Jazz Giant
Author: John Chilton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This biography charts the life and career of the trumpeter, Roy Eldridge. New light is shed on the various occasions when Eldridge unwillingly became entangled with gangsters, his uneven working relationships and the hurdles he had to overcome when working in all-white ensembles.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This biography charts the life and career of the trumpeter, Roy Eldridge. New light is shed on the various occasions when Eldridge unwillingly became entangled with gangsters, his uneven working relationships and the hurdles he had to overcome when working in all-white ensembles.
John Coltrane's Giant Steps
Author: Chris Raschka
Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
ISBN: 9780689845987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
You may be surprised at the tricky music a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten can make. Right before your eyes. And on the pages of this book. There is someone backstage watching, encouraging our performers but keeping them under control. Why not listen along?
Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
ISBN: 9780689845987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
You may be surprised at the tricky music a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten can make. Right before your eyes. And on the pages of this book. There is someone backstage watching, encouraging our performers but keeping them under control. Why not listen along?
Skit-scat Raggedy Cat
Author: Roxane Orgill
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763617334
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Follows the beloved American jazz singer's rise to fame, describing the difficult historical and cultural factors that she overcame.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763617334
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Follows the beloved American jazz singer's rise to fame, describing the difficult historical and cultural factors that she overcame.
Giant Steps to Change the World
Author: Spike Lee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442432993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
“On some days your dreams may seem too far away to realize… Listen to the whispers of those that came before...” People throughout history have taken giant steps toward improving the world—but even the smallest step makes a difference. A wonderful and inspiring gift, Giant Steps to Change the World encourages readers to follow in the footsteps of those who came before, to reject fears of inadequacy, and to ponder what they can contribute to society.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442432993
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
“On some days your dreams may seem too far away to realize… Listen to the whispers of those that came before...” People throughout history have taken giant steps toward improving the world—but even the smallest step makes a difference. A wonderful and inspiring gift, Giant Steps to Change the World encourages readers to follow in the footsteps of those who came before, to reject fears of inadequacy, and to ponder what they can contribute to society.
Do Re Mi
Author: Susan Roth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547528817
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
If you can read musical notes, you can sing any song or play any piece. But musical notes have not always been here. Long ago, songs were memorized. If songs were forgotten, they were lost forever. Thanks to one man, Guido d’Arezzo, music now can last forever.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547528817
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
If you can read musical notes, you can sing any song or play any piece. But musical notes have not always been here. Long ago, songs were memorized. If songs were forgotten, they were lost forever. Thanks to one man, Guido d’Arezzo, music now can last forever.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 0520280644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0520280644
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Clawing at the Limits of Cool
Author: Farah Jasmine Griffin
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466855290
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still untested John Coltrane. What might have seemed like a minor decision at the time would instead set the course not just for each of their careers but for jazz itself. Clawing at the Limits of Cool is the first book to focus on Davis and Coltrane's musical interaction and its historical context, on the ways they influenced each other and the tremendous impact they've had on culture since then. It chronicles the drama of their collaboration, from their initial historic partnership to the interlude of their breakup, during which each man made tremendous progress toward his personal artistic goals. And it continues with the last leg of their journey together, a time when the Miles Davis group, featuring John Coltrane, forever changed the landscape of jazz. Authors Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington examine the profound implications that the Davis/Coltrane collaboration would have for jazz and African American culture, drawing parallels to the changing standards of African American identity with their public personas and private difficulties. With vastly different personal and musical styles, the two men could not have been more different. One exemplified the tough, closemouthed cool of the fifties while the other made the transition during this time from unfocused junkie to a religious pilgrim who would inspire others to pursue spiritual enlightenment in the coming decade. Their years together mark a watershed moment, and Clawing at the Limits of Cool draws on both cultural history and precise musical detail to illuminate the importance that their collaboration would have for jazz and American history as a whole.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466855290
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still untested John Coltrane. What might have seemed like a minor decision at the time would instead set the course not just for each of their careers but for jazz itself. Clawing at the Limits of Cool is the first book to focus on Davis and Coltrane's musical interaction and its historical context, on the ways they influenced each other and the tremendous impact they've had on culture since then. It chronicles the drama of their collaboration, from their initial historic partnership to the interlude of their breakup, during which each man made tremendous progress toward his personal artistic goals. And it continues with the last leg of their journey together, a time when the Miles Davis group, featuring John Coltrane, forever changed the landscape of jazz. Authors Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington examine the profound implications that the Davis/Coltrane collaboration would have for jazz and African American culture, drawing parallels to the changing standards of African American identity with their public personas and private difficulties. With vastly different personal and musical styles, the two men could not have been more different. One exemplified the tough, closemouthed cool of the fifties while the other made the transition during this time from unfocused junkie to a religious pilgrim who would inspire others to pursue spiritual enlightenment in the coming decade. Their years together mark a watershed moment, and Clawing at the Limits of Cool draws on both cultural history and precise musical detail to illuminate the importance that their collaboration would have for jazz and American history as a whole.