Russell, September 17, 1961) is an American social scientist, professor of law and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at University of Florida Law School. ( December 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Overcoming obstacles of race and gender, Melba went on to become a famed trombone player and arranger, spinning rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into gorgeous songs for all the jazz greats of the twentieth century: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few.īrimming with ebullience and the joy of making music, Little Melba and Her Big Trombone is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations.
She joined a band led by trumpet player Gerald Wilson and toured the country. By the time she was a teenager, Melba's extraordinary gift for music led her to the world of jazz. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family's Majestic radio.Īt age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument. Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Recommended Title, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)Ī biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene. Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA)Īmelia Bloomer Project - Feminist Task Force, American Library Association (ALA)īest Books of the Year, Honorable Mention, The Huffington Postīest Multicultural Books, Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's BooksĬhoices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Notable Children's Book, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)īest Children's Books of the Year: Outstanding Merit, Bank Street College of Education
Best Books of the Year, School Library JournalĬoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor, American Library Association (ALA)
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