¡Esquivel! Un Artista del Sonido de la Era Espacial (Spanish Edition) - by Susan Wood (Paperback)

About the Book

Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. Juan's space-age lounge music, popular in the fifties and sixties, has found a new generation of listeners.

Book Synopsis

A playful picture-book biography in Spanish of Juan García Esquivel, musical innovator and the father of space-age, bachelor-pad lounge music.

A self-taught Mexican composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist, Juan García Esquivel was a pioneer in the use of stereo sound in the 1950s and 1960s. Juan's music is quirky, fun, and truly out of this world, with unusual instrumentation and unorthodox vocal textures and effects. Juan was a true musical innovator, using sound and stereo as his musical palette.

About the Author

Susan Wood, formerly writing as Susan VanHecke, is the author of Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin': A History of American Musical Instrument Makers (ALA Notable Children's Book) and Under the Freedom Tree, as well as several books for adults.

Pura Belpré winner Duncan Tonatiuh is a Mexican American illustrator and an author in his own right. He graduated from Parsons School of Design and his style is inspired by ancient Mexican art, especially the Mixtec codex. www.duncantonatiuh.com