jazz

Examines the nature of jazz, with discussions of the music and the people, customs, history, economics, and styles connected with it.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the jazz trumpeter who was nicknamed Satchmo.

John Coltrane's musical composition is performed by a box, a snowflake, some raindrops, and a kitten.

After dancing to music on the radio before she goes to bed, a young girl learns how to sing scat when Louis Armstrong comes to her in a dream. Includes facts about Louis Armstrong and scat singing.

Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, "This Old Man.".

Seeking the directions to town, a fly picks up the rhythm of the answers he gets from a frog, a hog, a donkey, and a dog, and then uses these sounds to jazz up his band's music.

Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career, as a poor boy in New Orleans, by singing songs on street corners and playing a battered cornet in a marching band.

An account of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong and his times.

Examines the lives and careers of sixty legendary jazz artists including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Traces the history of jazz music in the United States, profiling the musicians and songs which have most impacted the genre.