Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Hannah Swensen hears that the Cinnamon Roll Six jazz band will be playing at a festival in Lake Eden, Minnesota, she bakes up a supply of their namesake confections to welcome them. But tragedy strikes when their tour bus overturns on its way into town. And keyboard player Buddy Neiman's minor injuries turn deadly serious when someone plunges surgical scissors into his chest...Turns out, Buddy Neiman isn't the victim's real name. In fact, no...
Author
Publisher
Times Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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"--
9) Dizzy
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
An acclaimed biographer for children, Jonah Winter brings historical figures to life for young listeners. Here he turns his talents to jazz legend John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. Born into poverty and the victim of vicious parental abuses, Dizzy received a trumpet one day and it changed his life forever. Dizzy follows Gillespie's journey from rural South Carolina to New York City-straight into the burgeoning jazz scene he soon immersed himself in.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A one-hundredth birthday tribute to the late jazz artist explores his observations about humanity's discriminatory and violent behaviors as well as his efforts to forge world peace through music with the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese/Doubeday
Pub. Date
c2015
Edition
First editon.
Physical Desc
241 p.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed author Mary Morris returns to her Chicago roots in this sweeping novel that brilliantly captures the dynamic atmosphere and the dazzling music of the Jazz Age. Amid boomtown Chicago, two Jewish families have suffered terrible blows. The Lehrman's, who run a small hat factory, lost their beloved son Harold in a blizzard. The Chimbrovas, who run a saloon, lost three of their boys on the SS Eastland when it sank in 1915. Each family holds out...
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
483 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
An account of the public and private lives of the eminent jazz artist covers his slave heritage, the musical talent that inspired some 1,500 compositions, and his relationships with numerous lovers.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Though a disability stunted his growth and left him with a hunched back, William Henry "Chick" Webb did not let that get in the way of his musical pursuits. Even as a young child, Chick saw the world as one big drum, pounding out rhythms on everything from stair railings to pots and pans. His love of percussion brought him to the big time as an influential big band leader. This picture-book biography details the life of black American jazz drummer...