Dizzy |
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| Author:
| Winter, Jonah |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4379-6494-3 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | DIANE Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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Dizzy Gillespie was a real cool cat who must have been born with a horn in his hands. The trumpet was his ticket on a train to better days, and he left his hard life in a small town for New York, and the hottest band around. But did Dizzy stand straight and play right? NO! He hit high notes, low notes, never-been-heard notes, acted silly, played around, puffed his cheeks out like a clown . . . and created a whole new kind of music: Bebop. This is a story about a boy who breaks all the...
More DescriptionDizzy Gillespie was a real cool cat who must have been born with a horn in his hands. The trumpet was his ticket on a train to better days, and he left his hard life in a small town for New York, and the hottest band around. But did Dizzy stand straight and play right? NO! He hit high notes, low notes, never-been-heard notes, acted silly, played around, puffed his cheeks out like a clown . . . and created a whole new kind of music: Bebop. This is a story about a boy who breaks all the rules and ends up head of the class, top of the heap, the -- ska-diddley dee bop! -- Prince of Jazz. Full-color illustrations. Reinforced library binding. Juvenile audience.