Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin'' jazz. Believe it, baby!

This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husbandLouis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn''t been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene.

"Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review


Format Inbunden Omfång 112 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. Utgivningsdatum 2018-12-11 ISBN 9781580897402