Hey kids!...
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Learn about jazz from the masters
with
"Baby Loves Jazz"
from Andy Blackman Hurwitz & Andrew Cunningham.
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And get this: the drummer on the book's accompanying CD plays at Lincoln Jazz Center and my dear A. knows him! Coincidence...or...?
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Anyway, take a listen to the giraffe:
Of course Philly Joe Giraffe, is channeling the real jazz percussionist, Philly Joe Jones.
In The New Grove Dictionary Of Jazz, by MICHAEL ULLMAN describes Jones:
The volume, aggressiveness, and explosiveness of Jones' playing and the subtlety of his cross-rhythms helped to expand the role of the drums in jazz. A superb timekeeper, he was known especially for his technique with brushes, as well as his cymbal playing and his carefully structured solos.
A parent reviewer:
"The books stand out on their own, but the music is what makes this series really shine. For example, on Duck Ellington's CD, he does a great Monk style on one track, then switches to great impression of Coltrane's classic quartet on the next track, with a very nice McCoy Tyner impression."
Baby Loves Music is a wonderful concept.
I can't deny I'm Learning a little more about jazz, myself.
"The books stand out on their own, but the music is what makes this series really shine. For example, on Duck Ellington's CD, he does a great Monk style on one track, then switches to great impression of Coltrane's classic quartet on the next track, with a very nice McCoy Tyner impression."
Baby Loves Music is a wonderful concept.
I can't deny I'm Learning a little more about jazz, myself.
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