Orem Library

In this unusual ... picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans ... picture book biographer Jonah Winter ... turns his focus to one of America's early jazz heroes

Profiles twenty-six of the jazz greats of all time, from Count Basie to Louis Armstrong, through a poetic review of their work, their life stories, and their greatest hits by one of today's top jazz performers.

Presents an introduction to jazz along with brief profiles of such famous jazz musicians as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Max Roach, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Offers young people an introduction to the accomplishments of many of the world's greatest composers, as well as the music movements influencing and influenced by jazz. Focuses on the historical aspects of jazz. Includes specific instruments, theaters, and festivals important to jazz.

"Sonny Rollins is one of the most prolific sax players in the history of jazz, but in 1959, at the height of his career, he vanished from the scene. His return to music was an interesting journey - with a long detour on the Williamsburg Bridge. Too loud to practice in his apartment, Rollins played on the New York City landmark for two years among the cacophony of the traffic and the stares of bystanders. Then in 1962, Rollins went back to the studio...

In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist. Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer's difficult childhood in Yonkers, New York, the tragic death of her mother, and the year she spent in a girls'...