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Jennifer Gasoi Releases The Storybook-Music CD "Blue And Red Make Purple" On October 1, 2016

Source: Roland Stringer
September 15, 2016

This new book with CD, published by The Secret Mountain, offers young listeners a musical journey through the different colors of Jennifer Gasoi’s multi-layered and playful jazz-infused music. The colorful picture book, featuring original illustrations by Steve Adams, highlights the history, instruments and unique characteristics of each musical genre along with listening suggestions accompanying each song. Along the way, Gasoi offers readers a chance to create their own sounds, and discover more about the songwriting process itself. Full lyrics are ...

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Storybook - Music CD Release: Dreams Are Made For Children

Source: Roland Stringer
August 22, 2015

Sometimes, a little jazz is all you need for a good night’s rest! Adding to their growing catalog of award-winning storybooks with CDs for children, The Secret Mountain will release Dreams Are Made for Children on October 1, 2015. It features twelve popular standards from the golden age of jazz recorded by singing legends Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Sarah Vaughan and Chet Baker, amongst others. The music was selected by Misja Fitzgerald Michel, a Paris-based jazz musician, ...

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