Nicky The Jazz Cat

When a jazz-loving kitten named Nicky meets a great trumpet player, he learns how to play jazz. This charming story is illustrated with photographs of Nicky with such jazz greats as Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, and Lena Horne as they meet and make friends. Full color.

When a jazz-loving kitten named Nicky meets a great trumpet player, he learns how to play jazz and word travels fast?soon all the top musicians hear about the jazz cat and want to play with him. This charming story is illustrated with photographs of Nicky with jazz greats Roy Eldridge, Lionel Hampton, Lena Horne, Quincy Jones, Abbey Lincoln, and Gerry Mulligan as they meet and make friends. The colorful graphics and rhyming text?call and response conversation between Nicky and his new musician friends?reflect the humor, rhythm, and spirit of jazz itself. Children and adults alike will delight in Nicky's journey from curious jazz kitten to acclaimed jazz cat as Nicky teaches children about the magic of jazz, the value of friends and mentors, and the power of imagination and originality.