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Eagle View Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
782.42 Kru
Glendale Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
782.42 KRU
Gower Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
782.4 KRU
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2013 | Harcourt Children's Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 782.42 Kru Glendale Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 782.42 KRU Gower Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 782.4 KRU |
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On Shelf
Harris Hillman - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available
782.42 REI
Pennington Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
782.42 REI
Percy Priest Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 2 available
782.42 Rei
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2015. | First edition. | Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company | 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm. | English | On Shelf
Harris Hillman - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available 782.42 REI Pennington Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 782.42 REI Percy Priest Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 2 available 782.42 Rei |
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL WEA
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL WEA
Glenview Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL WEA
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2008 | 1st ed. | Henry Holt | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm. | English | On Shelf
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL WEA Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL WEA Glenview Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL WEA |
Description
This lyrical picture-book biography of John Coltrane focuses on his childhood and how he interpreted sounds before he made his music.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B COL GOL
Dupont Hadley Middle - Teen Biography 1 available
B COL
Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available
B COL GOL
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2012 | Clarion Books | 39 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B COL GOL Dupont Hadley Middle - Teen Biography 1 available B COL Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available B COL GOL |
Description
Tells the story of the legendary jazz musician, from his deeply religious childhood to his career as a boundary-breaking musician who found inspiration in his own unique approach to both spirituality and music.
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Antioch Middle - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available
781.65 CLI
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
781.65 Cli
Harris Hillman - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available
781.65092 CLI
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2014 | 1st ed. | Holiday House | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Antioch Middle - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available 781.65 CLI Eagle View Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 781.65 Cli Harris Hillman - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available 781.65092 CLI |
Description
Celebrates the 1936 debut of the Benny Goodman quartet with Teddy Wilson in Chicago, considered to be the first widely seen integrated jazz performance.
6) Dizzy
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Bellshire Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E WIN
Chadwell Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
788.9 WIN
Crieve Hall Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B GIL WIN
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2006 | 1st ed. | Arthur A. Levine Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellshire Elementary - Everyone 1 available E WIN Chadwell Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 788.9 WIN Crieve Hall Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B GIL WIN |
Description
After arriving in New York, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was soon playing with the famous Cab Calloway Band, but his clowning around got him fired. Dizzy kept trying out his new music which took over the world of jazz. He had invented "bebop!"
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Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B ELL PIN
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B ELL PIN
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B PIN
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c1998 | 1st ed. | Hyperion Books for Children | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Andrew Jackson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B ELL PIN Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B ELL PIN Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B PIN |
Description
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
8) Bird & Diz
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Eagle View Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
788.7 Gol
Glendale Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
781.65 GOL
Harris Hillman - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available
781.65092 GOL
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2015. | First edition. | Candlewick Press | 1 folded sheet (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 788.7 Gol Glendale Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 781.65 GOL Harris Hillman - Teen Non-Fiction 1 available 781.65092 GOL |
Description
Presents a rhythmic tribute to Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and their creation of bebop.
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Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Arm Roc
Moss Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Arm Roc
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2018] | First edition. | Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm | English | On Shelf
Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Arm Roc Moss Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Arm Roc |
Description
Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women's only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago's hottest band.
10) Ella Fitzgerald
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Series
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Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Fit San
Dupont Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Fit Sán
Glengarry Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B FIT SAN
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2018. | Lincoln Children's Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Fit San Dupont Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Fit Sán Glengarry Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT SAN |
Description
Presents information about Ella Fitzgerald, from her youth mired in tragedy to her rise to stardom as one of the top jazz singers of all time.
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Amqui Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Cot Vei
Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Cot Vei
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Cot Vei
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2018] | Chronicle Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm | English | On Shelf
Amqui Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Cot Vei Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Cot Vei Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Cot Vei |
Description
Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny...
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B LIS RUS
Antioch High - Teen Biography 1 available
E B RUS LIS
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B LIS RUS
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2014. | First edition. | Lee & Low Books | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B LIS RUS Antioch High - Teen Biography 1 available E B RUS LIS Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B LIS RUS |
Description
"A biography of African American musician Melba Doretta Liston, a virtuoso musician who played the trombone and composed and arranged music for many of the great jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Includes afterword, discography, and sources"--
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Gower Elementary - Kids Biography 2 available
B TAT PAR
Harpeth Valley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B TAT PAR
John Early Middle - Teen Biography 1 available
B TAT PARKER
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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c2008 | 1st ed. | Schwartz & Wade Books | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Gower Elementary - Kids Biography 2 available B TAT PAR Harpeth Valley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B TAT PAR John Early Middle - Teen Biography 1 available B TAT PARKER |
Description
The story of the young Art Tatum, who became one of the all-time greats of jazz piano.
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Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Hor Wea
Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Hor Wea
Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available
B Hor Wea
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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[2017] | First edition. | Atheneum Books for Young Readers | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Hor Wea Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Hor Wea Harris Hillman - Teen Biography 1 available B Hor Wea |
Description
Surveys the life of the actress and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B CRU CHA
Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B CRU CHA
Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B CRU CHA
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Availability | |
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c2005 | Dial Books for Young Readers | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm. | On Shelf
Charlotte Park Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B CRU CHA Cole Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B CRU CHA Dan Mills Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B CRU CHA | |
2007, c2005 | Puffin Books | [40] pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B CRU CHA Crieve Hall Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Cru Cha Dodson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B CRU CHA |
Description
As a young girl growing up in Havana, Celia Cruz is determined to become a successful salsa singer. Relying on the help and support of her parents, teachers, and friends, Celia works her way to the top, eventually making it big by becoming the lead singer in a famous Cuban band.
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Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B FIT ORG
Chadwell Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B FIT ORG
Dan Mills Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B FIT ORG
Publication Date | Edition | Physical Description | Availability | |
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2010 | 1st ed. | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. | On Shelf
Gower Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG Hermitage Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG Inglewood Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B ORG FIT | |
2013, c2010 | 1st ed., reformatted. | 41 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. | On Shelf
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG Chadwell Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG Eagle View Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Fit Org | |
2013, c2010 | 1st ed., reformatted. | 41 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. | On Shelf
Dan Mills Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG Hattie Cotton Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG Jones Paideia Magnet Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B FIT ORG |
Description
A biography of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring full-page color illustrations. Describes her early life as a poor orphan and how she became a singing star.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available
788.7 RAS
Dan Mills Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E RAS
Eagle View Elementary - Everyone 1 available
E Ras
Publication Date | Edition | Physical Description | Availability | |
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1997 | 1st Orchard pbks. ed. | {32} p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | On Shelf
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 788.7 RAS Eagle View Elementary - Everyone 1 available E Ras Gower Elementary - Kids Non-Fiction 1 available 788.7 Ras | |
c1992 | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm. | On Shelf
Dan Mills Elementary - Everyone 1 available E RAS Glengarry Elementary - Everyone 1 available E RAS Ida B. Wells Elementary - Everyone 1 available E RAS |
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2004, c1992 | Orchard Books | English | Available at another branch
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Description
Introduces the musical style of jazz known as be bop as played by legendary African-American saxophonist Charlie Parker.
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A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B SUN RAS
Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B SUN RAS
Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B SUN
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2014. | First edition. | Candlewick Press | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
A. Z. Kelley Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B SUN RAS Bellshire Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B SUN RAS Cane Ridge Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B SUN |
Description
A one-hundredth birthday tribute to the late jazz artist explores his observations about humanity's discriminatory and violent behaviors as well as his efforts to forge world peace through music with the Sun Ra Arkestra.
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Chadwell Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B Arm Cli
Dodson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B ARM CLI
Glengarry Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B ARM CLI
Publication Date | Edition | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2016. | First edition. | Holiday House | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29cm. | English | On Shelf
Chadwell Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B Arm Cli Dodson Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B ARM CLI Glengarry Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B ARM CLI |
Publication Date | Source | Publisher | Language | Availability | |
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2016 | OverDrive | Holiday House | English | Available Online
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Description
Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else, it was rich in superb music. Young Louis took it all in, especially the cornet blowing of Joe "King" Oliver. But after a run in with the police, 11-year-old Louis was sent away to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys where he became a disciplined musician in the school's revered marching band....
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Glendale Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B GOO WIN
Lockeland Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B GOO WIN
Pennington Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available
B GOO WIN
Publication Date | Publisher | Physical Description | Language | Availability | |
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2000 | Hyperion Books for Children | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 17 x 29 cm. | English | On Shelf
Glendale Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B GOO WIN Lockeland Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B GOO WIN Pennington Elementary - Kids Biography 1 available B GOO WIN |
Description
A simple biography of the great jazz musician, Benny Goodman, and how his extraordinary musical ability was originally encouraged by his immigrant father.