Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound

by Kathleen Cornell Berman

Other authorsKeith Henry Brown (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2019

Status

Available

Local notes

921 Dav

Barcode

5910

Collection

Publication

Page Street Kids (2019), 40 pages

Description

Explores the childhood and early career of the noted jazz trumpeter who gained fame performing at the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1955.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 10.09 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member StephMWard
Birth of Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound is a fascinating non-fiction picture book about the early years of Miles Davis. For music buffs and kids with musical aspirations, Birth of Cool brings alive the hardship and high points of a jazz great.

Through atmospheric illustrations and
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melodious writing, this book is thoroughly absorbing. Detailing the not-so-easy path of young music lover to serious student to innovative musician, this is a great book for showing young readers how much work happens before musicians make it big.
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Pages

40

Rating

(4 ratings; 4.4)
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