A Horn for Louis
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Seven-year-old Louis Armstrong was too poor to buy a real horn. He didn't even go to school. To help his mother pay the rent, Louis had a job. Every day he rode a junk wagon throug...
Random House
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Aaron Copland
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The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featurin...
Children's Press (CT)
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Amped Up: Aly & Aj: The Official Biography
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Go behind the scenes with these pop princesses! What do you get when you mix Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff, and Mary- Kate & Ashley? Aly & AJathe mega-talented acting and singing sis...
Grosset & Dunlap
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Azucar
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This biography, written and illustrated with children in mind, details the life of the Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz. From her birth in Havana, Cuba, to her funeral in Miami, author Iv...
Lectorum Publications
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Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
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Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930s: preachers praying, music on the radio, the bustling of the household. These vivi...
Henry Holt & Company
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Black Cat Bone: The Life of Blues Legend Robert Johnson
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He goes to pickin' notes ungodly
From a land unknown, singin'
like a blackbird possessed . . .
Little Robert grew up fast.
He came from the muddy back r...
Creative Editions
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Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa
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Everyone knows the flamboyant, larger-than-life Celia Cruz, the extraordinary salsa singer who passed away in 2003, leaving millions of fans brokenhearted. indeed, there was a magi...
Puffin Books
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Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
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Ever hear of Charlie Parker? The great jazz saxophone player? If you have or if you haven't, it's okay. Look at this board book and you'll hear Charlie Parker; you'll hear music in...
Orchard
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Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
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"In a daring attempt to capture the raw energy of Parker's music . . . Raschka (pens) a text that's as lean as a poem and as mean as a blues refrain" ("Publishers Weekly", starred ...
Orchard Books (NY)
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Dizzy
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This is the story of Dizzy Gillespie, a real cool cat who must have been born with a horn in his hands, judging from the way he played the trumpet. He is a boy who breaks all the r...
Arthur A. Levine Books
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Duke Ellington
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The author/illustrator of the highly successful Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series lends his creative talents to another fun, informative series, this one featurin...
Childrens Press Chicago
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
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The award-winning author/illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney--creators of the popular picture book "Alvin Ailey"--present a swinging, vibrant picture title a...
Jump at the Sun
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Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
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This swinging, vibrant picture book about jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as "Duke," is a tribute to the legend that continues to live on and influence musicia...
Jump at the Sun
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Ella Fitzgerald
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The name Ella Fitzgerald brings to mind a silky voice crooning jazz standards. This biography of the First Lady of Song delivers never-before-published details of this legendary ye...
Viking Books
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Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
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The inspiring story of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald is told in the voice of Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan whose imagined narrative sings with the infectious rhythms of scat....
Jump at the Sun
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