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Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

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By Publishers Weekly

Staccato rhythms pepper the fluid prose . . . Morrison’s oil paintings practically sway with a jazz beat, though somber moments crop up, too: the shadows on Liston’s face signify the trials of life on the road. A final image showing long-limbed Liston in profile as she plays under the glow of stage lights is exquisite.