{"product_id":"la-pequena-melba-y-su-gran-trombon-isbn-9781643797212","title":"La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón","description":"\u003cp\u003eCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e\nNAACP Image Awards Nominee - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor award, a 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 played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA los siete años, Melba Doretta Liston se enamoró de un trombón grande y brillante, y pronto aprendió a tocar el instrumento. Cuando era una adolescente, el extraordinario don de Melba para la música la llevó al mundo del jazz. Se unió a una banda dirigida por el trompetista Gerald Wilson y recorrió el país. Superando obstáculos de raza y género, Melba se convirtió en una famosa trombonista y arreglista, transformando ritmos, armonías y melodías en magníficas canciones para todos los grandes del jazz del siglo XX: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday y Quincy Jones, por nombrar solo algunos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRebosante de entusiasmo y la alegría de hacer música, \u003ci\u003eLa pequeña Melba y su gran trombón\u003c\/i\u003e es un maravilloso tributo a un músico pionero y un gran héroe anónimo del jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt age seven, Melba Doretta Liston 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\n\n\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","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47882837623013,"sku":"NP9781643797212","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781643797212_754c8b0c-f097-4896-b6bd-602cef02412c.jpg?v=1765837145","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/la-pequena-melba-y-su-gran-trombon-isbn-9781643797212","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}