Reviews for Join 'em on the riff

The average rating for Join 'em on the riff based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-04 00:00:00 William Coates Part children's book, part poetry collection, this alphabetized introduction to jazz artists is a must for all parents who value artistic learning! The author and illustrator picked 26 major figures in jazz and then provided a poem and portrait of each one. The combination creates a beautiful effect, a book that flows just like jazz itself, through the history of the musical movement. The poetic book combines dozens of different writing styles. At the end there are biographies of each jazz artist and a page recommending albums from each performer. There's also a section describing the various poetic styles used throughout the text (ode, haiku, calligram, sonnet, free verse, etc.) This gives kids a chance to learn about jazz and poetry at the same time. What an excellent pairing! "A songwriter, a sonneteer, a sorcerer of sorghum sonatas, so sweetly sung." "My bass drum can blacken a big man's eyes and injure a hero's pride."

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-16 00:00:00 Cynthia Fedo Pretty packaging inside and out. Designed to feel like the phonographs of old. I bought my copy used for penny and it arrived in pristine condition, signed by Paul Rogers with a quick illustration of a hand dropping a needle on a record. This will look so nice along with the other ABC books in the Room 407 collection.