Bird and Diz

This unique book describes the way Charlie "Bird" Parker and Dizzy "Diz" Gillespie played their instruments together, tossing notes back and forth and pushing each other to create a new kind of music. Author Gary Golio and artist Ed Young blend words and images with that same rhythm and energy to tell the story of two great musicians and two great friends. Use this book to introduce jazz and bebop to students, and have them create their own "sound images!"
 
Contains an Afterword that gives a brief explanation of bebop and Parker and Gillespie's influence on it. Also included are listening suggestions.