num_pages: 48
description: From the author of FRIDA comes a jangly, jumpy, beboping book about Dizzy Gillespie, the clown prince of jazz.This is the story of Dizzy Gillespie, a real cool cat who must have been born with a horn in his hands, judging from the way he played the trumpet. Jazz was his ticket on a train to better days, and he left his hard life in a small town for New York City and the hottest band around. But did Dizzy stand straight and play right? NO! He was a clown. He hit high notes, low notes, never-been-heard notes, and before he knew it, Dizzy created a whole new music: BEBOP.This is a story about a boy who breaks all the rules -- and finds his own personal heaven along the way.
language: English
title: Dizzy
titlecomplete: Dizzy
genres: Cultural, Biography, Picture Books, Music, Nonfiction, Childrens, History, Biography Memoir, Jazz, African American
ratings_count: 334
awards: name: Child Magazine Best Book of the Year
publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books