Bird and Diz

This picture book portrays jazz musicians Charlie “Bird” Parker and John “Dizzy” Gillespie making music together. As they perform “Salt Peanuts,” their friendly collaboration and competition are compared with a game of tag. The two musicians trade sounds and push one another toward a fast, surprising style of jazz known as bebop. Colorful, textured illustrations unfold across accordion-fold pages, creating long visual scenes to accompany their musical exchange.