Hip Cat

Jazz, America's most original music form, is the topic of this show. Experience examples of improvisation in music, literature, art and dance, and meet Joshua Redman, a jazz saxophonist who talks about how music has influenced his life.

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Hip Cat Feature Book:

Hip Cat

This is a story of a cat who creates a sound all his own and then experiences how the rhyme and rhythm enchant his audience.

Author: Jonathon London
Illustrator: Woodleigh Hubbard
Publisher: Chronicle Books

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Conga Crocodile

Conga Crocodile

Conga Crocodile's talent as a drummer isn't appreciated by anyone, except his grandmother, until he is recruited by a band and becomes a star.

Author: Nicole Rubel
Illustrator: Nicole Rubel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

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Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

Introduces the famous saxophonist, Charlie Parker, and his style of jazz known as bebop.

Author: Chris Raschka
Illustrator: Chris Raschka
Publisher: Orchard Books

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Willie Jerome

Willie Jerome

Nobody appreciates Willie Jerome's jazz trumpet playing except his sister, who finally makes their Mama listen to the music speak.

Author: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrator: Tyrone Geter
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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