Meet the Great Jazz Legends
Short Sessions on the Lives, Times & Music of the Great Jazz Legends
CD - Sheet Music

SKU: AP.26329

Short Sessions on the Lives, Times & Music of the Great Jazz Legends. Composed by Ronald C. McCurdy. Classroom/Pre-School; General Music and Classroom Publications; Reproducible. Jazz. CD. Alfred Music #00-26329. Published by Alfred Music (AP.26329).

ISBN 9780739044360. UPC: 038081291154. English.

Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists who have enriched the world with their incredible talents. Dr. McCurdy's illuminating stories about the lives, times and music of these great jazz musicians span the entire twentieth century, from early New Orleans Jazz through the Golden Age of Swing plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras. Includes units on Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock. Now available with CD, students can listen to examples of each legend's recordings to fully understand the beauty of jazz music!

Also available: Classroom Kit with reproducible activity sheets and listening CD!