Tag Archives: music

John Coltrane’s Giant Steps

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Chris Raschka takes words and images, and makes them sound like Coltrane jazz.  Read it through with a class full of kids, but be ready to hand out music parts:  the raindrop gives the tempo, the box makes bass sounds, … Continue reading →

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Duke Ellington

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

A history of jazz and the genius of Duke Ellington who painted colours with music is told through Brian Pinkney’s vivid art and Andrea Pinkney’s equally vivid text.   A biography that feels more like a story, Duke Ellington:  The … Continue reading →

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Ben’s Trumpet

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Rachel Isadora’s book is everything a book about music should be.  It has soulful pictures that echo the words which evoke the music inherent in the prose.  I have heard the recorded version of Ben’s Trumpet and it is very … Continue reading →

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