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It wasn't soft. It wasn't black. It wasn't sweet. It wasn't white. It was swing. Brought together by the love of playing jazz music, Teddy Wilson and Benny Goodman broke the color barrier in entertainment when they formed the Benny Goodman Trio with Gene Krupa. This lush and lyrical picture book tells the story of how two musical prodigies from very different backgrounds--one a young black boy growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, the other the son of struggling Russian-Jewish immigrants from the west side of Chicago--were brought together by their love of music, and helped create the jazz style known as swing.

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Lesa Cline-Ransome is an award-winning author and editor who has written more than ten picture books for children, including two ALA Notable books. A graduate of the Pratt Institute, she holds a Master's degree in early childhood and elementary education from New York University. Sean Crisden is an actor and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has also voiced characters in numerous video games, such as the award-winning ShadowGun, and has appeared in many commercials and films, including The Last Airbender.

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