jazz

Introduces the musical style of jazz known as be bop as played by legendary African-American saxophonist Charlie Parker.

A collection of eighteen essays in which the authors discuss various aspects of jazz and rap music, focusing on the African and African-American origins of the genres.

Brief biographies of thirteen jazz musicians who have made major contributions to the development of this form of music.

A career biography of African-American musician Duke Ellington, focusing on his contributions to jazz.

Playing the cornet is the first thing that twelve-year-old Paulie Horvath has taken seriously, but his obsession with becoming a jazz musician leads him into conflict with his parents and into the tough underworld of Chicago in the 1920s.

A history of jazz form its origins in the late nineteenth century to the 1980's.

Explores the inventions and influence of the great brass and reed players in the history of jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzie Gillespie, and Miles Davis.

Profiles of thirteen African-American jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday.

Nine-year-old Zeke, who lives in Harlem, listens to the wonderful music coming from the jazz musician's piano across the court and escapes for a while from the harsh realities that worry him.