Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist conservation Bear wordplay

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—Rita Williams-Garcia

Kudos to this prehistoric Buzz Lightyear…long may he sail the spaceways

Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist conservation Bear wordplayBy: Susan Wood Illustrated by: Duncan Tonatiuh A playful picture book biography of the father of space age bachelor pad lounge music. A self taught Mexican composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist, Juan Garca 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, unorthodox vocal textures and effects. Juan was a true musical innovator, using