{"product_id":"la-pequena-melba-y-su-gran-trombon-little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-paperback","title":"La Pequeña Melba Y Su Gran Trombón: (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatheryn Russell-Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrank Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e NAACP Image Awards Nominee - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor award, a biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA los siete años, Melba Doretta Liston se enamoró de un trombón grande y brillante, y pronto aprendió a tocar el instrumento. Cuando era una adolescente, el extraordinario don de Melba para la música la llevó al mundo del jazz. Se unió a una banda dirigida por el trompetista Gerald Wilson y recorrió el país. Superando obstáculos de raza y género, Melba se convirtió en una famosa trombonista y arreglista, transformando ritmos, armonías y melodías en magníficas canciones para todos los grandes del jazz del siglo XX: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday y Quincy Jones, por nombrar solo algunos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRebosante de entusiasmo y la alegría de hacer música, \u003ci\u003eLa pequeña Melba y su gran trombón\u003c\/i\u003e es un maravilloso tributo a un músico pionero y un gran héroe anónimo del jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt age seven, Melba Doretta Liston fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument. By the time she was a teenager, Melba's extraordinary gift for music led her to the world of jazz. She joined a band led by trumpet player Gerald Wilson and toured the country. Overcoming obstacles of race and gender, Melba went on to become a famed trombone player and arranger, spinning rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into gorgeous songs for all the jazz greats of the twentieth century: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrimming with ebullience and the joy of making music, \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatheryn Russell-Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida. She grew up in a family of music lovers, where jazz was an integral part of the sounds of daily life. A radio broadcast in 2008 about Liston inspired Russell-Brown to research the musician and eventually to write \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e, her first picture book. Russell-Brown lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her family. Visit her online at krbrown.net.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated numerous award-winning books, including the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor winner \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Lee \u0026amp; Low Books. Before becoming an illustrator, Morrison was a graffiti artist and b-boy. Morrison lives with his family in Georgia. You can learn more about him at morrisongraphics.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 10.3 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698845945952,"sku":"9781643797199","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/e48d1a441e9b71b08b555d09198f455e.webp?v=1775835395","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/la-pequena-melba-y-su-gran-trombon-little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}