Bix Beiderbecke: Jazz Age Genius
A biography of the cornet player from Davenport, Iowa, who helped raise jazz to a respected musical form and who was inducted into the International Jazz Hall of Fame in 1997. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:1883846366
ISBN13:9781883846367
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Length:112 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.8" x 8.8"
Age Range:10 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 5
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Very well done
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
An excellent book for it's format, which is aimed at younger readers. It is full of the relevant information on Bix and very well written. The reader will come away with a good picture of the too short life of this brilliant young man.
An Extraordinary Biography about an Extraordinary Man
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I grew up in the Quad Cities. therefore I grew up hearing about Bix Beiderbecke, the piano and cornet player from Davenport, Iowa. I always wanted to know more about him, both as a man and a musician. I bought this book even though I knew it was for high school students. It was just what I wanted because it gave me an in-depth look at an extraordinary person. I now understand why the people of my area showed so much attention to Bix Beiderbecke.
Bix Beiderbecke - A Story of Triumph and Tragedy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Bix Beiderbecke was from Davenport, Iowa, along the Mississippi River. He was a child prodigy on the piano, moving on to the cornet. He could play anything he heard, although he never learned to read music. For ten years, he dazzled the world of jazz music. Then, at 28, he died. There is no telling what he could have been had he lived. This book, although written for young readers, is a fine biography for any age. There are lots of pictures too!
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