Nicky is just a skinny black kitten with big jazz dreams when Roy Eldridge

Author / Illustrator: Carol Friedman
Format: Hardcover
Published: powerHouse Books, 2005 

Nicky is just a skinny black kitten with big jazz dreams when Roy Eldridge tells him, "My friends call me 'little jazz' / you'll be 'little jazz cat' / ok little buddy? / What do you think about that?" So Quincy Jones, Lena Horne, Lionel Hampton, and other jazz legends teach Nicky to sing, to jam, and to boogie woogie. Kids will have a great time with the swinging text and photos of the real-life Nicky hanging out with jazz greats.