Alfred Publishing Meet the Great Jazz Legends

Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists who have enriched the world with their incredible talents. Dr. McCurdy's illuminating stories about the lives, times and music of these great jazz musicians span the entire twentieth century, from early New Orleans Jazz through the Golden Age of Swing plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras. Includes units on Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Clifford Brown, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock. Song List:Armstrong Word SearchBasie CrosswordBrown ScrambleBrubeck Word SearchCharacteristics Of The Jazz ErasColtrane CrosswordCool Jazz: Subdued ExplorationDavis ScrambleEllington ScrambleEvans CrosswordFitzgerald ScrambleGillespie ScrambleGlossary Of Jazz TermsGoodman CrosswordHancock Word SearchHoliday True Or FalseJazz Ballads: Deeply Personal InterpretationsJazz Fusion: Blending Jazz And RockJohnson PuzzlerKansas City Jazz Style: Riffs And Rough Livin'Kind Of Blue: A Modal Jazz ClassicMingus ScrambleMinton's Playhouse: The House Of BebopModal Jazz: Expansive ExpressionMonk ScrambleNew Orleans: The Birthplace Of JazzOdd And Mixed Meters: Jazz ExpansionParker Word SearchStride Piano: The Harlem Stride SchoolThe Apollo Theater: Pride And PromiseThe Avant-Garde Era: Free JazzThe Bebop Era: Pushing The EnvelopeThe Civil Rights Movement: Its Effect On Music In The United StatesThe Cotton Club: A Great Spot In HarlemThe Hard Bop Era: Searching In New DirectionsThe Story Of Benny GoodmanThe Story Of Bill EvansThe Story Of Billie HolidayThe Story Of Charles MingusThe Story Of Charlie ParkerThe Story Of Clifford BrownThe Story Of Count BasieThe Story Of Dave BrubeckThe Story Of Dizzy GillespieThe Story Of Duke EllingtonThe Story Of Ella FitzgeraldThe Story Of Herbie HancockThe Story Of James P. JohnsonThe Story Of John ColtraneThe Story Of Louis ArmstrongThe Story Of Miles DavisThe Story Of Thelonious MonkThe Swing Era: Singing, Dancing, EscapingUnit 1: Louis ArmstrongUnit 10: Thelonius MonkUnit 11: Miles DavisUnit 12: Dave BrubeckUnit 13: Clifford BrownUnit 14: John ColtraneUnit 15: Bill EvansUnit 16: Charles MingusUnit 17: Herbie HancockUnit 2: James P. JohnsonUnit 3: Duke EllingtonUnit 4: Count BasieUnit 5: Benny GoodmanUnit 6: Ella FitzgeraldUnit 7: Billie HolidayUnit 8: Charlie ParkerUnit 9: Dizzy Gillespie