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How Jelly Roll Morton Invented Jazz

Jonah Winter author Keith Mallett illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave USA

Published:15th May '23

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An original, jazz-infused picture-book spin on the life of famed musician Jelly Roll Morton from the acclaimed author Jonah Winter and newcomer Keith Mallett.

In this unusual, inventive, and perfectly pitched picture book that riffs on the language and rhythms of old New Orleans, noted picture-book biographer Jonah Winter (Dizzy, Frida, You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?) turns his focus to Jelly Roll Morton, one of America's early jazz heroes. Gorgeously illustrated by fine artist Keith Mallett, a newcomer to picture books, this biography will transport readers young and old to the musical, magical streets of New Orleans at the turn of the twentieth century. A Neal Porter Book

ISBN: 9781250865205

Dimensions: 252mm x 253mm x 4mm

Weight: 156g

32 pages