{"product_id":"little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-by-katheryn-russell-brown-illustrations-by-frank-morrison","title":"Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown; Illustrations by Frank Morrison","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003eNAACP Image Awards Nominee - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family's Majestic radio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument. By the time she was a teenager, Melba's extraordinary gift for music led her to the world of jazz. She joined a band led by trumpet player Gerald Wilson and toured the country. Overcoming obstacles of race and gender, Melba went on to become a famed trombone player and arranger, spinning rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into gorgeous songs for all the jazz greats of the twentieth century: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrimming with ebullience and the joy of making music, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46367306809510,"sku":"9781600608988","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/IMG-0148.jpg?v=1747327542","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-by-katheryn-russell-brown-illustrations-by-frank-morrison","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}