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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Lexile measure
1440L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The History of Jazz, 3rd edition, is a comprehensive survey of jazz music from its origins until the current day. The book is designed for general readers and students, as well as those with more specialized interest in jazz and music history. It provides detailed biographical information and an overview of the musical contributions of the key innovators in development of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Presents the early life of the famous African American cornet player, describing his humble beginnings on the streets of New Orleans to his emergence as a legend among the biggest jazz clubs of the city.
4) Lost highway
Publisher
Seville Pictures
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
A successful jazz musician whose marriage is on the rocks, a man in black who threatens to expose him, a young mechanic with links to a mobster, and the mobster's moll are all riders on the lost highway, trapped in their worlds of desire, destiny and unknown destination where the truth is always a short way further down the road.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Hailing from the Tremé 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"--
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 780L
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"--
15) Jazz A-B-Z!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of highly personal and stylized characterizations and biographical profiles of twenty-six legendary jazz performers including Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, and many more.
