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Giants of Jazz
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 67 Ratings and 16 Reviews

Book Description
A baker's dozen of intimate portraits of jazz legends by the Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz aficionado.

In Giants of Jazz, bestselling author and master storyteller Studs Terkel sketches the lives of thirteen giants who have made American jazz what it is today. Terkel-a lifelong fan and friend of many of these legends-uses firsthand interviews with the artists to bring to life the human stories... More

Book Information
PublisherNew Press
BindingHardcover (16 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages224
ISBN-101565847695
ISBN-13978-1565847699
Publication Date11/21/2002
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About Milly Hawk Daniel (Author) : Milly Hawk Daniel is a published author. A published credit of Milly Hawk Daniel is Giants of Jazz.
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About Studs Terkel (Author) : Studs Terkel is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Studs Terkel include Giants of Jazz, Christ in Concrete.
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About Robert Galster (Illustrator) : Robert Galster is a published author and an illustrator. Some of the published credits of Robert Galster include Giants of Jazz, How You Talk (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science), Air is All Around You.
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