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K-Gr 4 "Ladies and gents, what a jam this will be/an evening of jazz immortality!" And how! John Coltrane and Charlie Parker on sax, Thelonious Monk on piano, vocals by Ella Fitzgerald, trumpet by Miles Davis, drums by Max Roach, Stanley Clarke on bass! The audience is captivated and carried along on "a river of melody sketched in dim light" in this rhythmic tribute to traditional jazz. The spreads, graphic-styled paintings rendered in deep matte tones with a suggestion of collage, switch between stage and audience, with swirling background patterns portraying th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The Dillons bring their love of jazz to the page, putting together a fictional gathering of jazz greats. The talented imaginary octet of Miles Davis, Max Roach, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Stanley Clarke, Ella Fitzgerald, and an unnamed guest guitarist tune up and take their places for a toe-tapping performance. The enthusiastic African American audience (spiffed up in...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The imaginary octet of Miles Davis, Max Roach, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Stanley Clarke, Ella Fitzgerald, a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More