jazz history chapter 10

One of the earliest, and best known, of Thelonious Monk's compositions is

"Round Midnight"

The jazz composer Thelonious Monk wrote about ___ pieces.

70

George Russell wrote "Concerto for Billy the Kid" to highlight the following soloist:

Bill Evans

Duke Ellington's ...and his mother called him Bill, featuring "Blood Count" and "Lotus Blossom," was a tribute album to

Billy Strayhorn

Which composer was among the first to pay tribute in his music to great jazz musicians of the past, such as Lester Young and Jelly Roll Morton?

Charles Mingus

Which composer wrote a piece entitled "Gunslinging Bird," which had the following subtitle: "If Charlie Parker Were a Gunslinger, There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats"?

Charles Mingus

While his 1957 recordings with John Coltrane are deservedly famous, Monk's longest and most consistent musical partnership was with this tenor saxophonist:

Charlie Rouse

Mingus consistently drew inspiration from the following Swing Era bandleader and composer:

Duke Ellington

Billy Strayhorn was

Duke Ellington's co-composer and author of "Take the 'A' Train."

Although this musician was not a composer, he was someone who "elevated arranging virtually to the point of composition":

Gil Evans

Mingus's small ensemble, a loosely organized group of musicians willing to perform his work, was known as the

Jazz Workshop

Although Mingus made his reputation in New York City, he was raised and trained in

Los Angeles

George Russell wrote a book on music theory titled

Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, Gil Evans had a long working relationship with the following musician:

Miles Davis

After Duke Ellington, who of the following is the most performed of all jazz composers? Gil Evans Charles Mingus Thelonious Monk George Russell

Thelonious Monk

Charles Mingus was a virtuoso on the

bass

Thelonious Monk's compositions rarely departed from which of the following form(s)?

blues and A A B A

Gil Evans is known for his use of ______ form, which features an individual soloist.

concerto

Monk's approach to improvisation is striking in its use of

harmonic dissonance

George Russell's explorations of jazz theory helped pave the way for this jazz technique:

modal jazz

In addition to his compositions, Thelonious Monk was known as a ______ soloist.

piano

Mechanical royalties from sales of a record are divided among all of the following, except the instrumentalist or vocalist improvising on the recording. the song's publisher. the song's lyricist. the song's composer.

the instrumentalist or vocalist improvising on the recording.

Mingus's "Fables of Faubus" was a protest sparked by

the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Thelonious Monk's professional career began in

the rhythm section at Minton's Playhouse.

In the wake of bebop, jazz composition in the 1950s

• supported composers who did not necessarily work as instrumentalists • incorporated techniques such as polyphony, stride piano, short breaks, and cadenzas • incorporated approaches from classical and popular music