Inspiring figures : jazz greats

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2007)

BTSB #: P00183 Available

Dewey: 781.65/CAges: 8-11   


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Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Fitzgerald, Ella Jazz musicians - United States - Biography Jazz singers - United States - Biography

Summary: Contains three biographies of Jazz greats -- two of Duke Ellington, and one of Ella Fitzgerald.

Making their voices heard : the inspiring friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe by Kirkfield, Vivian 

BTSB Prebound(little bee books, 2020)

BTSB #: 520596 Available

Dewey: 782.4216/CAges: 4-8   


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Subjects: Fitzgerald, Ella Monroe, Marilyn,|d1926-1962 Jazz musicians - United States - Biography Singers - United States - Biography Motion picture actors and actresses - United States - Biography

Summary: The inspiring, true story of two incredibly talented women who came together to help each other shine.

Mary's idea by Raschka, Christopher 

BTSB Prebound(Greenwillow Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 739789 Available

Dewey: 781.6509/BAges: 4-8   


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Subjects: Williams, Mary Lou,|d1910-1981 Women jazz musicians - United States - Biography African American jazz musicians - Biography Jazz musicians - United States - Biography Pianists - United States - Biography Composers - United States - Biography

Summary: A picture book biography of Mary Lou Williams, an American jazz pianist and composer who wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman.

Stompin' at the Savoy : how Chick Webb became the King of drums by Donohue, Moira Rose 

BTSB Prebound(Sleeping Bear Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 285702 Available

Dewey: 781.6509/BAges: 6-8   
Lexile: 610 AD

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Subjects: Webb, Chick Jazz musicians - United States - Biography Drummers (Musicians) - United States - Biography African Americans - Biography

Summary: Black American jazz drummer William Henry "Chick" Webb led one of the big bands of the swing era, earning him the nickname the "King of the Savoy."

Who was Duke Ellington? [Who Was?]by Payne, M. D. 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2020)

BTSB #: 705246 Available

Dewey: 781.6509/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.7 MG Lexile: 1040 F&P: U

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Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Composers - United States - Biography Band directors - United States - Biography Jazz musicians - United States - Biography

Summary: A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz.