The Story of the Saxophone |
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| Author:
| Ransome, James E.
Cline-Ransome, Lesa |
| Contribution by:
| Ransome, James E. |
| Read by:
| Hite, Cary |
| ISBN: | 979-8-212-98622-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2023 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media, LLC
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $21.99 |
Book Description:
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You may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax--a boy with bad luck but great ideas. Coretta Scott King Honoree Lesa Cline-Ransome unravels the fascinating history of how Adolphe's once reviled instrument was transported across Europe and Mexico to New Orleans. Follow the saxophone's journey from Adolphe's...
More DescriptionYou may think that the story of the saxophone begins with Dexter Gordon or Charlie Parker or on a street corner in New Orleans. It really began in 1840 in Belgium with a young daydreamer named Joseph-Antoine Adolphe Sax--a boy with bad luck but great ideas. Coretta Scott King Honoree Lesa Cline-Ransome unravels the fascinating history of how Adolphe's once reviled instrument was transported across Europe and Mexico to New Orleans. Follow the saxophone's journey from Adolphe's imagination to the pawn-shop window where it caught the eye of musician Sidney Bechet and became the iconic symbol of jazz music it is today.