{"product_id":"little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-9781600608988","title":"Little Melba and Her Big Trombone","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e NAACP Image Awards Nominee - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrimming with ebullience and the joy of making music, \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatheryn Russell-Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida. She grew up in a family of music lovers, where jazz was an integral part of the sounds of daily life. A radio broadcast in 2008 about Liston inspired Russell-Brown to research the musician and eventually to write \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e, her first picture book. Russell-Brown lives in Gainesville, Florida, with her family. Visit her online at krbrown.net.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e has illustrated numerous award-winning books, including the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor winner \u003ci\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Lee \u0026amp; Low Books. Before becoming an illustrator, Morrison was a graffiti artist and b-boy. Morrison lives with his family in Georgia. You can learn more about him at morrisongraphics.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600522907922,"sku":"9781600608988","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99d84fce-0606-4c22-b4fc-7c61a378ecc8.jpg?v=1732213882","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-9781600608988","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}