Description
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Awards
Caldecott Medal (Honor Book — 1999)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2001)
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 1999)
Coretta Scott King Award (Honor — 1999)
IBBY Honour Book (Illustration — 2000)
The White Ravens (1998)
CCBC Choices (1998)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-KāGrade 6 (12th Edition: 1996-1998)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (Biography — 1999)
Notable Children's Book (1999)