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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
AND THE BEATS GO ON,
This review is from: Hot Jazz Special (Hardcover)
Jazz aficionado Jonny Hannah has produced his first children's book, and it rocks! Boldly illustrated and propelled by a lilting rhyming text his story takes young readers along with Henry for an unforgettable night at the Body & Soul Café. This is the place, where some of the greats perform. It's a spot where "Good food and great coffee are the order of the day & here, cool, live tunes in the evening help you blow your blues away." Jelly Roll Morton plays piano like no one else, Louis Amstrong heats up the beat, and Gene Krupa blisters the skins. Hannah even tells you what required dress is for the Body & Soul Café - two-tone shoes, pin-striped, double-breasted suits, and a good hat (beret or even a bowler). Perhaps for the first time young ones will be introduced to Charlie Parker "It's played all crazy by a cat called bird," Duke Ellington, and more. A brief biography of each of the performers is included as well as a recommendation for one of their greatest hits. For Billie Holiday? "I Cover The Waterfront," of course. Hannah, who runs "The Cakes & Ale Press," a publisher of hand-printed remembrances of some of music's one-and-onlys, has an obvious love and respect for jazz - this shows and glows on every page. - Gail Cooke |
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Hot Jazz Special by Jonny Hannah (Hardcover - February 3, 2005)
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