{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-plays-the-bridge-hardcover","title":"Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Golio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames E. Ransome\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Ransome's glorious art celebrates jazz icon Sonny Rollins and how he found an inspired spot to practice his saxophone when his neighbors complained.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSonny Rollins loved his saxophone. As a teenager, he was already playing with jazz stars and making a name for himself. But in 1959, at age twenty-nine, he took a break from performing--to work on being a better, not just famous, musician. Practicing in a city apartment didn't please the neighbors, so Sonny found a surprising alternative--the Williamsburg Bridge. There, with his head in the clouds and foghorns for company, Sonny could play to his heart's content and perfect his craft. It was a bold choice, for a bold young man and musician. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSonny's passion for music comes alive in jazzy text and vivid, evocative paintings of New York City. His story celebrates striving to be your very best self, an inspiration to music lovers young and old.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Golio is a fine artist, musician, and psychotherapist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eJIMI: Sounds Like A Rainbow--A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as many other award-winning books. He lives in Briarcliff Manor, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Ransome is the illustrator of many award-winning picture books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Creation\u003c\/i\u003e (by James Weldon Johnson), which won a Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, and \u003ci\u003eLet My People Go\u003c\/i\u003e (by Patricia McKissack), winner of an NAACP Image Award. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThis Is the Rope \u003c\/i\u003e(by Jacqueline Woodson), \u003ci\u003eYoung Pele\u003c\/i\u003e (by Lesa Cline-Ransome), and \u003ci\u003eSky Boys\u003c\/i\u003e (by Deborah Hopkinson). He lives in upstate New York with his wife, author Lesa Cline-Ransome, and their family.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 10.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333882548461,"sku":"9781984813664","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/EWNNENBZ3v9781984813664.webp?v=1784994474","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/sonny-rollins-plays-the-bridge-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}