Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound by Kathleen Cornel

Description: Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound by Kathleen Cornell Berman A biography rich with the environments and rhythms that helped shape Miles Davis distinct jazz music FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Miles cant sleep.Taps his toes,snaps his fingers,cant stop thinking of waysto make music his own.As a young musician, Miles Davis heard music everywhere. This biography explores the childhood and early career of a jazz legend as he finds his voice and shapes a new musical sound. Follow his progression from East St. Louis to rural Arkansas, from Julliard and NYC jazz clubs to the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival. Rhythmic free verse imbues his story with musicality and gets readers in the groove. Music teachers and jazz fans will appreciate the beats and details throughout, and Miles drive to constantly listen, learn, and create will inspire kids to develop their own voice.With energetic illustrations, this glimpse into Miles Davis life is sure to captivate music lovers young and old. Back Cover Miles can?t sleep. Taps his toes, snaps his fingers, can?t stop thinking of ways to make music his own. As a young musician, Miles Davis heard music everywhere. This biography explores the childhood and early career of a jazz legend as he finds his voice and shapes a new musical sound. Follow his progression from East St. Louis to rural Arkansas, from Julliard and NYC jazz clubs to the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival. Rhythmic free verse imbues his story with musicality and gets readers in the groove. Music teachers and jazz fans will appreciate the beats and details throughout, and Miles? drive to constantly listen, learn, and create will inspire kids to develop their own voice.With energetic illustrations, this glimpse into Miles Davis? life is sure to captivate music lovers young and old. Author Biography Kathleen Cornell Berman is an assembler and sculptor of words and found objects. A former elementary school teacher, she now spends her time writing, creating art, and frequenting jazz concerts. This is her debut picture book. She lives in Queens, New York, with her husband.Keith Henry Brown, debut picture book illustrator, got his start drawing super heroes, but jazz musicians like Miles Davis have always been heroes to him. A graduate of the High School of Art and Design as well as Parsons School of Design, he combined his love of art and jazz as the creative director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has also designed and illustrated promotional graphics and jazz album covers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Review "A stirring, soulful, well-researched look at the groundwork that informed Miles signature sound, offering an entry point to a towering, complicated figure who reshaped 20th-century music again and again." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "The lyrical prose is written in short stanzas that beg to be read aloud. Browns art is warm, stylized realism that, along with the text, conveys the earnestness and enthusiasm of Daviss beginnings...Great introductory biography to this musicians beginnings through age 29.-" --School Library Journal "Bermans writing mimics the cadence of jazz...Browns pen-and-ink and watercolor art conveys both the precision and fluidity of [Miles Daviss] style."--Publishers Weekly"An entertaining introduction to the life of a famous jazz musician"--Booklist Promotional A biography rich with the environments and rhythms that helped shape Miles Davis distinct jazz music Review Quote "A stirring, soulful, well-researched look at the groundwork that informed Miles signature sound, offering an entry point to a towering, complicated figure who reshaped 20th-century music again and again." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "The lyrical prose is written in short stanzas that beg to be read aloud. Browns art is warm, stylized realism that, along with the text, conveys the earnestness and enthusiasm of Daviss beginnings...Great introductory biography to this musicians beginnings through age 29. Promotional "Headline" A biography rich with the environments and rhythms that helped shape Miles Davis distinct jazz music Details ISBN1624146902 Author Kathleen Cornell Berman Pages 40 Audience Age 8 Publisher Page Street Publishing Co. Year 2019 ISBN-10 1624146902 ISBN-13 9781624146909 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-04-16 Imprint Page Street Publishing Co. Subtitle How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound Place of Publication Essex Country of Publication United States Illustrations Fully illustrated DEWEY 788.92165092 Language English Illustrator Keith Henry Brown AU Release Date 2019-04-16 NZ Release Date 2019-04-16 US Release Date 2019-04-16 UK Release Date 2019-04-16 Audience Childrens (6-12) We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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