Status
Available
Local notes
921 Dav
Collection
Genres
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.
Awards
Picture This Recommendation List (Nonfiction — 2020)
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
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. Show Less
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Pages
40