Charlie Parker played be bop / Chris Raschka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raschka, Christopher, author.

Contributor:

Greenstein, Mina, designer.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955--Juvenile literature.

Parker, Charlie.

Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Jazz musicians.

Musicians--Juvenile literature.

Musicians.

Jazz--Juvenile literature.

Jazz.

African Americans--Biography.

African Americans.

Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[30] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

[1st Orchard paperbacks edition]

Other Title:

Charlie Parker played bebop

Place of Publication:

New York : Orchard Books, [1997].

Summary:

Introduces the famous sacophonist, Charlie Parker, and his style of jazz known as be bop.

Notes:

"First Orchard Paperbacks edition 1997."

"Book design by Mina Greenstein."

"The text of this book is set in Caslon 540 and Helvetica condensed. The illustrations are watercolor and charcoal pencil, reproduced in full color."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0531059995 (trade)

0531085996 (lib. bdg.)

0531070956 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

38089495