Covers the music, the musicians, the instruments, and music's place in cultural history. Presents a history of each musical style, from its roots to its expression along with glimpses of the lives of leading composers and musicians. This volume focuses on the music style of jazz.

Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz."

A young rat hides in his father's bass case and tags along as he plays and scats around the big city.

A biography of Benny Goodman, American jazz musician, discussing his poor childhood, how he became a preteen sensation in Chicago's music scene, and his rise to become one of the most important figures in jazz music history.