num_pages: 32
description: A symphony of sound and color, The Sound That Jazz Makes is an eloquently rendered celebration of a remarkable heritage. Author Carole Boston Weatherford's lyrical stanzas combine with the power of luminous oil paintings by Coretta Scott King New Talent winner, Eric Velasquez ( The Piano Man ) to trace the development of jazz. From African forests to wooden slave ships to Harlem nightclubs, the tragic and joyous legacy of the African-American experience gives jazz its passion and spirit.
language: English
title: The Sound that Jazz Makes
titlecomplete: The Sound that Jazz Makes
genres: African American, History, Childrens, Music, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Art, Poetry, Cultural
ratings_count: 90
publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside