Those attempting to describe the music in verse have encountered particularly rough sledding, many forced either to rely on wild abstraction (Raschka) or to craft poems so complex they exclude all but the most sophisticated young readers (Wynton Marsalis in his recent' Jazz A B Z'). There have been numerous picture books about jazz and jazz history over the last decade, and by and large, the illustrators have fared better than the writers at capturing the spirit of the music in a way that relates to the young. From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie, and every style in between, this collection of Walter Dan Myers' s energetic and engaging poems, accompanied by Christopher Myers' s bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form-jazz. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. Publishers Weekly's 100 Best Books of the Yearīook Link's Best New Books for the Classroom In addition to its colorful and lyrical celebration, the book includes a brief introductory essay about the history and form of jazz, as well as a timeline and glossary of jazz terms.Ĭoretta Scott King Award Honor for illustration From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie, and every style in between, Jazz takes readers on a musical journey from jazz's beginnings to the present day.Ĭreated by a celebrated father-son team, Jazz is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and a Kirkus Best Children's Books Editor's Choice.
There's a crazy syncopation /and it's tearing through the nation / and it's bringing sweet elation / to every single tune./ It's Jazzįifteen poems, infused with the rhythm and wordplay of jazz music, are paired with bold, stylized illustrations of performers and dancers to convey the history and breadth of this unique musical style.
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