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Sophisticated ladies : the great women of jazz /
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| Author |
Gourse, Leslie.
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| Call Number |
j927.8 GOU |
| Publisher |
New York : Dutton Children's Books/Penguin Young Readers Group, |
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Subject
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Women jazz singers -- Biography.
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Juvenile literature.
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| URL |
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0613/2006014852.html |
| Title Statement |
Sophisticated ladies : the great women of jazz / Leslie Gourse ; illustrated by Martin French. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
64 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Contents |
Bessie Smith : the blues -- Ethel Waters : stormy weather -- Mildred Bailey : sweet and pure -- Mabel Mercer : talking a song -- Billie Holiday : matchless lady day-- Ella Fitzgerald : simply the best -- Anita O'Day : swinging style -- Peggy Lee : all there is -- Dinah Washington : gospel and blues -- Sarah Vaughan : pure sass -- Betty Carter : pure jazz -- Rosemary Clooney : everybody's singer -- Cassandra Wilson : soulful and sensual -- Diana Krall : in the classic mode. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and discography (p. 63). |
| Contributors |
French, Martin. |
| ISBN |
0525471987 |
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9780525471981 |
| LCCN |
2006014852 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1090513 |
