This illustrated biography of Louis Armstrong tells the life of the greatest jazz musician and singer of his age, and gives an introduction to his musicBorn in New Orleans in 1901, Louis Armstrong loved the gospel singing he heard every week as a boy in his neighborhood church. He was also inspired by the marching bands and the musicians and singers who celebrated mardi gras in the streets, and performed at funerals and in the many cabarets. The trumpet was his favorite instrument, and he taught himself to play it. From his teenage years on, music was his life. He started as a professional musician playing on the Mississippi river boats before joining various bands. He soon established himself as the best musician of his generation, and at the age of 25 created his own jazz group—the Hot Five. Soon all of America would discover his other extraordinary talent—his unique deep singing voice. The book contains a CD with the narrative of the book and 14 highlights of Louis Armstrong recordings.

Louis Armstrong (First Discovery Music)

Children's Books

Ollivier, Stéphane

Biographies

Moonlight Publishing

This illustrated biography of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy, the great Russian composer, comes with a CD and provides an introduction to his musicBorn into a wealthy family in Votkinsk in 1840 in Russia, the young Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy developed an early taste for music. However, he was sent to study law in St. Petersburg, and after graduating he joined the Ministry of Justice. Before long he realized that the life of a civil servant did not suit him, and he entered the newly created Conservatory of Music in St. Petersburg. His dream was to become a composer, and he studied music day and night. By the age of 26 he was appointed as a teacher of Composition at the Moscow Conservatory and had written his first symphony. He went on to write 5 other symphonies, a piano and a violin concerto, operas such as Eugene Onegin, and music for ballet, including Swan Lake, for which he is perhaps best known.

Piotr Iliych Tchaikovsky (First Discovery Music)

Follow Ella’s rise to become a queen of jazz, renowned for her remarkable scat improvisations, but also for her very personal interpretations of the Broadway classics and her live performances with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, among others. Each spread recounts a different stage of her life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and by Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 13 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings.

Ella Fitzgerald (First Discovery Music)

First Discovery Music

Follow Ray Charles's rise from humble beginnings, overcoming hardship, loss, and blindness to become the undisputed king of rhythm ’n’ blues. Each spread relates a different stage of his life, and key moments are captured by evocative photos from the time and Rémi Courgeon’s beautiful illustrations. The narrative of the book is recorded on the accompanying CD, as well as 15 of the singer’s most emblematic recordings.

Ray Charles (First Discovery Music)

<p>A journey through the music and lives of the most influential classical musicians, these illustrated biographies include a CD with selections of the musicians' most iconic compositions. These books introduce young children to music and to the historical figures who most impacted the medium.</p>Un recorrido por las vidas de los compositores clásicos a través de su música, estas biografías ilustradas incluyen un CD con selecciones de las composiciones más famosas de estos músicos. Estos libros introducen a los niños a la música y a las figuras históricas de mayor impacto en este campo.

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovski (Descubrimos a los músicos) (Spanish Edition)

History

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