With fluid, sinuous illustrations and red hot poetry, Jazz, a collaboration between award-winning author Walter Dean Myers and his son, artist Christopher Myers, is a spirited tribute to the American-born musical form.  Rhythmic lines, lively illustrations, and creative book design dance readers through the history of jazz and hit some of its highlights: Louis Armstrong, second lining in New Orleans, be bop, blues, and the classic jazz trio.  With a sensitive introduction that explains the evolution of jazz from its traditional African and European beginnings, a glossary of jazz terms, and a time line, Jazz is the perfect balance between a history lesson, a music lesson, and a poetry slam.  From the opening line to the last lingering note, Jazz really swings!