{"product_id":"little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-9781600608988","title":"Little Melba and Her Big Trombone","description":"\u003cp\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\/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, \u003cem\u003eLittle Melba and Her Big Trombone\u003c\/em\u003e is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell-Brown, Katheryn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781600608988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 10.60w x 0.40d","brand":"Katheryn Russell-Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39313235279947,"sku":"9781600608988","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_423f47c1-d53e-4021-85c8-20167c23a403.jpg?v=1618336709","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/little-melba-and-her-big-trombone-9781600608988","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}