Just a Lucky So and So

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Release Date: 02/27/2016
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, African-American
Publisher: Holiday House
Director: James E. Ransome
Producers: Ryan Swenar
Duration: 17 minutes
Run Time: 17 minutes
Language: English
Language: English

Just a Lucky So and So

Directed by James E. Ransome
|Produced by Ryan Swenar
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
|Narrated By Arnell Powell
|Illustrated By James E. Ransome

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, African-American

Video Library Digital

08/16/2016

17 minutes

9781520044231

Video Library Digital

08/16/2016

12 minutes

9781520044248R

Video Retail Digital

08/16/2016

17 minutes

9781520044255

DVD

08/16/2016

1 DVD

17 minutes

9781520044224

Description:

Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else, it was rich in superb music. Young Louis took it all in, especially the cornet blowing of Joe King Oliver. But after a run in with the police, 11-year-old Louis was sent away to the Colored Waif's Home for Boys where he became a disciplined musician in the school's revered marching band. By the time he returned to his neighborhood, the King himself became his mentor and invited Armstrong to play with him in Chicago. Here is a joyful tribute to the virtuoso musician and buoyant personality who introduced much of the world to jazz.

Release Date: 02/27/2016
Classification: CH Nonfiction
Series: N/A
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs, African-American
Publisher: Holiday House
Director: James E. Ransome
Producers: Ryan Swenar
Duration: 17 minutes
Run Time: 17 minutes
Language: English
Language: English
Video Library Digital - 9781520044231
Video Library Digital - 9781520044248R
Video Retail Digital - 9781520044255
1 DVD - 9781520044224

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James E. Ransome's expressive watercolor illustrations pair well with Arnell Powell's lively narration, background jazz music, and realistic sound effects., Booklist

...gorgeous...The watercolor illustrations elevate the narrative...the paintings reverberate off the page. A solid choice for school libraries and collections looking to freshen up biography collections., School Library Journal

3 STARS (A) peppy tribute..., Video Librarian

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