Jazz Test 2

Because they could not read music, many of the Boogie Woogie players learned by

developed their style by listening.

Ragtime was a style of playing that never coexisted with Early New Orleans Dixieland jazz.

false

Ragtime is often said to have originated in:

Sedalia, MO.

Which of the following is Scott Joplin's most famous composition?

"Maple Leaf Rag"

Who among the following is considered to be the most versatile and possibly the best pianist in the history of jazz?

Art Tatum

What describes the relationship between the bass and chord notes in ragtime?

Bass on 1 and 3, chords on 2 and 4.

Who among the following was known as the "King of Swing"?

Benny Goodman

Who was the clarinetist/band leader who also recorded with many of the major "classical" ensembles (such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Budapest String Quartet)?

Benny Goodman

_____ performance at the Palomar Ballroom in 1935 is designated by most jazz writers as the beginning of the swing era.

Benny Goodman's

The Ellington band's theme song, "Take the 'A' Train," was written by _____.

Billy Strayhorn

Who among the following joined the Ellington organization in 1939 and became the Duke's compositional "alter ego"?

Billy Strayhorn

The Chicago style cornet player whose fluid, poetic playing earned him a reputation as the first of the "cool" artists by many writers was _____.

Bix Beiderbecke

The use of this technique emphasized the homophonic structure of Swing Era Music

Block Chords

What style of singing is Billie Holliday using in this song?

Blues

What style of piano playing is represented in this recording by Pete Johnson?

Boogie Woogie

Which style of piano playing came into prominence during the Great Depression, an economic crisis in the early 1930s?

Boogie Woogie

Which of the following is a similarity between ragtime and Dixieland styles of music?

Both have syncopated textures, but they use the syncopation in different ways.

The "Austin High Gang" was a group of young jazz musicians from _____.

Chicago, IL

Glenn Miller's arrangements became popular because he added which instrument to the sax section?

Clarinet

The two dominant tenor saxophonists whose influence can still be heard today are:

Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young.

Duke Ellington wrote Three Black Kings to celebrate three different black "Kings", Balthazar (King of the Magi), King Solomon and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and meant the work as a eulogy to Dr. King. How is this work different from many others in his repertoire?

Composed for Symphony Orchestra

Composed to feature the alto saxophone, what style in the Ellington canon does this represent?

Concerto

Which of the following was not true of the merging of Dixieland and ragtime?

Dixieland kicked out the pianist from Ragtime C

Chick Webb, in addition to leading one of the great swing bands, also gave which legendary jazz vocalist her start?

Ella Fitzgerald

How does this recording of Maple Leaf Rag differ from the recordings by Joplin and "Jelly Roll"

Faster tempo, includes band, different form

Which arranger/pianist worked almost exclusively for the Benny Goodman band?

Fletcher Henderson

The public decided that the most popular of all the swing bands was that of _____.

Glenn Miller

Ellington's major break came during the band's tenure at _____.

Harlem's Cotton Club

Baritone saxophone player _____ joined the band in 1926 when he was seventeen and remained in Duke Ellington's orchestra until he died in 1974.

Harry Carney

The best-known ragtime piano player was _____ (born Ferdinand de Menthe).

Jelly Roll Morton

_____ was the first jazz musician thought to have precisely planned what each musician was to play on his recordings, thus opening the way for recorded arrangements of jazz.

Jelly Roll Morton

How does Jelly Roll's version differ from the standard, Scott Joplin version?

Jelly Rolls is more improvisatory

Featured in this recording, what key alto sax player joined the Ellington Band in Nov 1928?

Johnny Hodges

Glenn Miller decided to leave his band and do what?

Join the Army

Two of the major cities where swing flourished were New York and

Kansas City

Ellington's trombone sections, ultimately called "God's trombones," included:

Lawrence Brown, Juan Tizol, and "Tricky Sam" Nanton.

Billie Holiday's singing style was influenced by her favorite instrumentalist:

Lester Young, whom she named "The Prez"

The shift of emphasis from ensemble playing to the soloist was, in part, due to the virtuosity of _____.

Louis Armstrong

_____ was the first woman in jazz history to compose and arrange for a large jazz band, and she dominated the performances of the great Andy Kirk band with her skillful piano playing.

Mary Lou Williams

How is this recording of "Willow Weep For Me" by Art Tatum different than most other stride piano performances?

More relaxed and improvised

One of the most identifying features of Boogie Woogie was a repeated pattern called:

Ostinato

The first jazz recordings were made by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in:

New York, 1917.

_____ introduced George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" in Aeolian Hall in 1924.

Paul Whiteman

One of the main differences between the New Orleans Dixieland and Chicago was the rhythm section. What instrument gives away the more urban sound in this recording?

Piano

This recording of Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" is performed on what device, preserving Joplin's original flair and exact tempo?

Piano Rolls

Swing started to become less popular due to all of these factors except:

Playing in the Chicago Dixieland style

In the Roaring Twenties, what newly developed household item helped popularize jazz and jazz artists?

Radio

This song is an example of what Kansas City style of playing?

Riff Style

What is the element of performance that is common in Kansas City that can be seen in the right hand (higher) notes in the Boogie Woogie style of piano playing?

Riffs

At 1:43, what technique does Ella Fitzgerald start utilizing?

Scat

This type of singing was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and further used by Ella Fitzgerald.

Scat

What technique is Louis Armstrong using at the 1:20 mark in the song?

Scatting

_____ was the first jazz artist to achieve fame through the use of the soprano saxophone.

Sidney Bechet

What heavily featured instrument is Bechet playing in this recording?

Soprano Saxophone

The red-light district of New Orleans where many jazz musicians were employed was known as _____.

Storyville

Which of the following is untrue of Stride Piano style?

Stride players did not play popular tunes.

Many recordings of ragtime are now played on this type of instrument to keep the authentic sound from the original sound.

Tack piano

When Congress passed the Volstead Act in 1919, prohibiting the sale and consumption of alcohol, what occurred?

The hiring of New Orleans musicians came to a halt

The exciting stride pianist who worked in Fletcher Henderson's orchestra and accompanied Bessie Smith was _____.

Thomas "Fats" Waller

Starting at 1:36, what technique is heard between the Piano and Saxophone?

Trading Fours

King Oliver was known for playing which instrument?

Trumpet

When did Dixieland merge with Ragtime?

When piano players began to play with other musicians

In boogie-woogie piano playing, the ostinato phrase is always in the _____.

bass

Many soloists in the large swing bands started

breaking off and forming their own bands.

Each of the frontline players had a definite obligation in the ensemble. The _____ had the dual role of playing a countermelody and creating momentum.

clarinetist

The Kansas City swing musicians would rehearse often, resulting in a group composed music played from memory called:

head arrangements

In Los Angeles 1920, New Orleans trombonist Kid Ory recorded what historians believe to be the first:

instrumental jazz records by an African American band

Which of the following styles of the Ellington orchestras was built around the raucous playing of Cootie Williams, Bubber Miley, and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton?

jungle style

In the context of the four different styles of music that pervaded Duke Ellington, which of the following styles is identified with the beautiful ballads played by saxophonist Johnny Hodges?

mood style

Which of the following instruments were included in the standard rhythm section of the swing era?

piano, bass, drums, and guitar

The 1920's brought many __________ to jazz as until this time, jazz had been primarily a African American art form.

professionally trained musicians

The Basie Band of the 1930s was known for:

riff-based arrangements and great soloists.

The short musical idea played by a section of a group, that many swing songs from Kansas city were based on.

riffs

What style of piano playing is represented in the recording? (carolina shout)

stride

Because by usual standards it is the loudest instrument in the orchestra, _____ played the melody.

the cornet

King Oliver was

the king of New Orleans cornet players.

Interest in the original ragtime began to wane in the 1920s because some players were playing so fast and aggressively that:

the original relaxed feeling dissipated.

There were _____ fairly defined generations of boogie-woogie players.

three

Ragtime is a style of music played within certain accepted forms that resemble those used in traditional marches.

true