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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
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"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Description
Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women's only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago's hottest band.
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An intimate exploration into the musical genius of fifteen living jazz legends, from the longtime New York Times jazz critic
Jazz is conducted almost wordlessly: John Coltrane rarely told his quartet what to do, and Miles Davis famously gave his group only the barest instructions before recording his masterpiece "Kind of Blue." Musicians are often loath to discuss their craft for fear of destroying its improvisational essence, rendering jazz among...
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His was the greatest of talents, concealed beneath a carefree exterior. Duke Ellington possessed musical genius, which he claimed to exert for the glory of God and on behalf of his fellow African Americans. Readers will get to know the many sides of the legendary composer. The sunshiny smile displayed at concert time could sometimes be replaced by a frightful temper behind the scenes. Genius often comes at a price, but Duke Ellington's work is paramount....
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (14 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The award winning autobiography jazz artist Trombone Shorty comes to life in this vibrant video. -- Hailing from the Trem©♠neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
6) Soul
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xii, 300 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"I began listening to music before I could walk. Our family gramophone was the old-fashioned kind that played a stack of 78 rpm records. The first ran for around three and a half minutes, then another dropped onto the turntable, and so on. Five discs gave my mother some uninterrupted time for housework, while I sat listening to the music. Then I was quite happy to do the same thing all over again. And again. When my father came home from his final...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
95 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
"A Child's Introduction to Jazz explores the rich history of jazz music, including profiles of famous musicians like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday. Written by A Child's Introduction to African American History author Jabari Asim, the book includes downloadable links throughout, to allow kids to listen along to the instruments and musical flair of jazz"--
11) Ella Fitzgerald
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Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm.
Description
Presents information about Ella Fitzgerald, from her youth mired in tragedy to her rise to stardom as one of the top jazz singers of all time.
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Duke Ellington's brilliance as a jazz composer; bandleader; and pianist has never been equaled. The winner of eleven Grammy Awards, Duke Ellington, achieved success in New York's Cotton Club, wrote musical scores for stage plays, movies, and even composed his own short opera. This book offers a fascinating look at the life and career of a music legend.
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Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 x 27 cm.
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A look at a 1940's all-female jazz band, that originated from a boarding school in Mississippi and found its way to the most famous ballrooms in the country, offering solace during the hard years of the war.
19) Jazz
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Pub. Date
p2007
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (ca. 43 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.)
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate the roots of jazz music.
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Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Despite being nearly blind, young Art Tatum's passion for the piano and incredible memory in learning music kept his dream of becoming a pianist alive, making him a virtuoso at a young age with skills that were highly respected by many others in his field.
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