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Born to swing : Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz  Cover Image Book Book

Born to swing : Lil Hardin Armstrong's life in jazz / Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Michele Wood.

Rockliff, Mara, (author.). Wood, Michele, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women's only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago's hottest band.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781629795553
  • ISBN: 1629795550
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First hardback edition.
  • Publisher: Honesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights, [2018]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and discography.
Subject: Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971 > Juvenile literature.
African American jazz musicians > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women jazz musicians > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Biography.
Women > Biography.
Jazz musicians > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Picture books.

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