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| ’Nicky's Jazz Christmas’ Nicky's Jazz Christmas is a charming musical story that is sure to become an enduring family favorite. The book features more wonderful photographs of Nicky---this time in his holiday finest---along with the rhyming, syncopated text that has been the hallmark of the award-winning "Nicky The Jazz Cat" series. Nicky's Jazz Christmas celebrates a Christmas filled with family, friends, and jazz. "Calling all uncles, sisters and brothers, snowmen and cousins, fathers and mothers. Reindeer and rabbits, cool dogs and cats, we're all gonna bebop in our Santa hats!" Dasher will blow the trumpet, Dancer will play the drum, Prancer will do the reindeer boogie woogie, Rudolph will lead the fun!" This first- of-its-kind Jazz Christmas collection for kids features best loved Christmas classics as well as some rare surprises, all sung with spirit, spunk and swing by the greatest jazz and soul legends. These cool yule tunes were chosen especially for children by Nicky the Jazz Cat, who continues his reign as the cool cat ambassador for kids. Digitally remastered from their magnificent original recordings, these one-of-a-kind, fun-filled selections promise everyone a Christmas that is sweet and swinging! Featuring Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Lou Rawls, Lena Horne, The Drifters, Mabel Scott and Bobby Helms. Author and producer Carol Friedman is a New York portrait photographer and creative director who specializes in portraits of people in the arts. She has been widely published in books and magazines here and abroad. A music lover above all else, her classic photographs of recording artists appear on hundreds of jazz, soul, and classical CD covers. Her first children's book, Nicky The Jazz Cat, which celebrates the magic of jazz and her cat Nicky's encounters with his real life jazz musician friends led to a series of Nicky books and music that have won the Benjamin Franklin Book Award, iParenting Book and Music Award, Parents' Choice Silver Music Award, NAPPA Book Award, and The American Library Association's Notable Children's Recording award. She has recently partnered with powerHouse Books and will publish several titles with them in 2007 and 2008. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |