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Charlie Parker Played Be Bop

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Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz referred to as bebop
It might seem a riddle worthy of the sphinx: how do you give children a sense of jazz music without playing a note? Chris Raschka answers loudly and clearly with the illustrated, syncopated Charlie Parker Played Be Bop. This sparse, rhythmic, repetitive text (inspired by a recording of Parker’s “A Night in Tunisia”) embraces and reflects the sound and feel of jazz when read aloud: “Charlie Parker played be bop. / Charlie Parker played saxophone. / The music sounded like be bop. / Never leave your cat on my own.” Whether in complete phrases or in nonsense refrains that taste like music for your mouth (“Alphabet alphabet, alphabet, alph, / Chickadee, chickadee, chickadee, chick, / Overshoes, overshoes, overshoes, o, / Reeti-footi, reeti-footi, reeti-footi, ree.”), Raschka brings melody to the page, and rhythm to eager ears.

Raschka, whose Yo! Yes? won a Caldecott Honor, and whose Mysterious Thelonious–every other ebullient, musical exploration of a jazz legend–used to be named a 1997 ALA Notable Book, proves once again that he’s just as at home with a paintbrush as he’s with a pen. His bold, quirky illustrations add movement and light to the words, buoying their already lyrical effect. Charlie Parker Played Be Bop is a colorful, whimsical romp during the world of jazz, sure to set old and young toes a-tapping. (Ages 4 to 8) –Brangien Davis

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