Wynton Marsalis (Contemporary African Americans)
by Veronica Freeman Ellis
The Be-bop ballad of Boudicca - Queen of the celts is one of four titles in an exciting series of single song sheets. Each has an historical focus, linking with key topics in the KS2 History curriculum. Catchy and easy to learn, these songs are perfect for assemblies, concerts and for enlivening topic work. Each songsheet in this series contains a piano/vocal score, photocopiable lyrics, teaching/performance guidance and a CD containing backing tracks, teaching and performance tracks....
Duke Ellington (Fact Finders Biographies: Great African Americans)
by Judy Monroe
Jazz/Rock Piano Learning Paths For Improvisation Volume III
by Argyris Lazou
Ragtime Song and Dance(oop) (Traditional Black Music)
by Jerry Silverman
Dizzy Gillespie (Black Americans of Achievement) (Black American S.)
by Tony Gentry
A biography of the Afro-American musician and ambassador of jazz who introduced the world to bebop..
An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist improvise a playful tribute to the creators of bebop—Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. When sax player Charlie “Bird” Parker and trumpeter John “Dizzy” Gillespie make music together, they toss notes back and forth like a game of tag and chase each other with sounds. As Dizzy’s cheeks puff out like a frog with glasses, the two friends beep and bop and push each other to create a new kind of music—a thrilling fast jazz full of surprises. Blending...
Before the legend of Billie Holliday, there was a girl named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holliday, possibly one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. Eleanora's journey into legend took her through pain, poverty and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could change her life - a voice. Eleanora could sing! Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's hottest big bands. Billie Holl...
Unusually handsome volumes for older children cover major episodes in music history. They tell the stories of important composers and performers, but they also do more. Relevant details about instrument construction, fundamentals of music theory, and pertinent historical information all come together in clear, easy-to-comprehend language and full-color illustrations with detailed captions and labels. These volumes make fine introductions to music appreciation classes, but they also offer enjoyab...
Duke Ellington - Jazz Master (Giants of art & culture)
by Gene Brown
Expertise in Jazz Guitar Improvisation (SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music)
by Stein Helge Solstad
Expertise in Jazz Guitar Improvisation is an examination of musical interplay and the ways implicit (sub-conscious) and explicit (conscious) knowledge appear during improvisation. The practice-based research inquiry includes: interviews and interplay with five world-class jazz guitarists, Lage Lund, Jack Wilkins, Ben Monder, Rez Abbasi and Adam Rogers; a modal matrix for analyzing structure, time and form in jazz guitar improvisation, and musical analysis based on cognitive theories. By explain...
In this toe-tapping jazz tribute, the traditional "This Old Man" gets a swinging makeover, and some of the era's best musicians take centre 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...
Called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson released over 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, received the Order of Canada and is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. This new biography from award-winning author Jack Batten, promises to tell Oscar Peterson's story in acomplete, compelling and sympathetic way. This is first biography of Oscar Peterson for young people. This book is the story of a black kid from a Montreal ghetto...
Louis Armstrong (Great African Americans S.) (Famous African Americans)
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the jazz trumpeter who was nicknamed Satchmo.
Play It! Jazz and Folk Songs (Play It!)
by Jennifer Kemmeter and Antimo Marrone
A fun and easy way to learn to play the piano or keyboard, with helpful instruction on favorite jazz pieces. Written by the author of the best-selling Build It! series in collaboration with an experienced piano teacher, the Play It! books teach young readers how to play the piano or keyboard in a simple, effective way. Using color-coded notes and character icons, the books include piano sheet music of favorite popular songs, as well as a primer on how to read sheet music and some basic techniq...