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2008, Preschool, Henry Holt Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.
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2008., Preschool, Henry Holt Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.
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c2013., Pre-adolescent, Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: 921 GOODMAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American jazzSummary Note: A biography of Benny Goodman, American jazz musician, discussing his poor childhood, how he became a preteen sensation in Chicago's music scene, and his rise to become one of the most important figures in jazz music history.
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1995., Juvenile, Franklin Watts Call No: 921 HOLIDAY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of the African American woman who, despite a turbulent life, became one of the most famous singers in the history of jazz.
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c2013., Pre-adolescent, Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: 921 BASIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American jazzSummary Note: Profiles the life and career of jazz musician Count Basie, covering his childhood, move to Kansas City, the Vaudeville circuit, the Count Basie orchestra, and more.
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c2013., Pre-adolescent, Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: 921 GILLESPIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American jazzSummary Note: A biography of Jazz legend and trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie.
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1974], Creative Education; [distributed by Childrens Press, Chicago Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Close-upsSummary Note: A biography of the black musician who in fifty years has composed 2000 songs and performed them all over the world.
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By Woog, Adam1996., Lucent Books Call No: 921 ELLINGTON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Importance ofSummary Note: Discusses the life of African-American composer Duke Ellington and how his work has had a lasting impact on the music world.
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c1998., Primary, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
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c1998., Primary, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: 92 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
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c1999, Adolescent, Franklin Watts Call No: 787.87 165 09 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The art of jazz.Summary Note: Traces the evolution of the guitar in jazz history and profiles the world's greatest jazz guitarists from the early 1900s to the present.
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1997., Juvenile, Crabtree Publishing Call No: 781.65 Hack Hac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Outstanding African AmericansSummary Note: Profiles of thirteen African American jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday.
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-- Jelly Roll Morton invented jazz2015., Pre-adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. 2015. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Looks at the life and career of Jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton.
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: 811 .6 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In 1958, Esquire magazine was planning a special issue focused on American jazz. Art Kane, a graphic designer in New York City, pitched a crazy idea: gather as many jazz musicians as were willing and photograph the group. Kane got the assignment - but he didn't own a professional camera, he didn't know how many musicians would show up, and he wanted to shoot the photograph in front of a Harlem brownstone. Would his idea work?.
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1994., Juvenile, Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 781.65 REN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Profiles of great Black AmericansSummary Note: Short biographical sketches of eight jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker.
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c1999, Juvenile, Franklin Watts Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the life of the innovative jazz saxophonist and the evolution of his music.
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[2016]., Juvenile, Holiday House Call No: E B CLI Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of jazz innovator Louis Armstong's rise from street waif to international superstar.
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c2005., Mitchell Lane Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Masters of music (Mitchell Lane Publishers)Summary Note: Discusses the life of the composer, performer, and band leader Duke Ellington, discussing his upbringing, his artistic talent, his decision to concentrate on music, and his rise to fame in the early twentieth century, despite racial prejudice.
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Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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"--