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The standard blues chorus (traditional) is composed of how many measures?
12
there are ___ measures in a standard jazz blues
12
the new technology shift in the fifties was to sell records that spun at:
33 1/3 rpm
Be-bop was a jazz style that grew up on _________ in New York right after W.W. II.
52 street
in 32 bar song form the bridge usually last for ___ measures
8
Jimmy Smith played the
B-3
A sweeter style of jazz was promoted in the 20's by a short lived cornetist named __________________.
Bix
Miles' album, in a Silent Way, is often considered the first _______ album
Fusion
By 1900, a number of musical and social factors had solidified in New Orleans and included:
Parade bands the Rural Blues Creole society
One of the more well known Society Orchestra band leaders was:
Paul Whiteman
one of the really good artists in the nac format is
bob james
the arranger for miles sketches of spain was
gil evans
the collaborator and orchestrator for miles album sketches of spain was ___
gil evans
acis jazz originated in dc
false
after his success in 1961 miles coninued to play only cool jazz the rest of his carreer
false
fusion was very unpopular and reached only a small jazz audience
false
miles davis had nothing to do with the start of cool jazz
false
similar to swing bebop puts a strong emphasis on complex arrangements instead of on the solos
false
the avant garde or free jazz style starting in the sixties had a wide appeal to the majority of the jazz audience
false
the hammond c3 was the most popular model in funk jazz
false
the hard bop sound was contained in the west coast, primarily in la
false
the time frame on funk jazz is 1955 to 1985
false
One of the main characteristic of Be-Bop is the musicians developing the ability to play really _______.
fast
The Sweet bands included _____________________.
glenn miller, tommy dorsey
During the Swing era, two distinct styles of playing were evident . The Hot bands had their roots in the strong New Orleans styles of the 20's, while the Sweet bands came from the _________________ of the 20's
society orchestra
An important outgrowth of the attempts to teach religion as well as English to the slaves on the southern farms was the start of __________ singing.
sprirtual
As jazz moved North, it encouraged music makers in Kansas City as well as ___________ to use more and more of the New Orleans sound in their music.
st louis
the ___ movement is where more established musicians who were able to go back and record some acoustic straight ahead jazz
standards
As jazz moved to Chicago and New York, it was played indoors for the most part and the tuba was replaced by a ______________.
string bass
George and Ira Gershwin wrote, among many things, an Opera called Porgy and Bess . One of the many important tunes often borrowed from this work is:
summertime
The downsized Society Orchestras became the basis for the __________ bands during the Swing era.
sweet
A big band that emphasized pretty arrangements and vocals more than improvised jazz solos was known as a
sweet band
the continuation of the concept of singing jazz in groups that was started by lambert, hendricks,and rosscan be found in modern groups such as the ny voices and __
take 6
John Coltrane played the
tenor sax
The hot bands concentrated on playing in New York as much as possible at clubs such as_____________.
the Cotton Club , the Savoy Ballroom
art blakely named his band ___ back in 1956
the jazz messengers
by using the then just available ___ studio technology herbie hancock was able to create a series of textures by playing all the keyboard parts himself
multi tracking
Early African music practices do not include _____________.
music notation
wynton marsalis grew up in ____
new orleans
As a cornet player, one of the most important was Joe "King" _______________.
oliver
the hammond b3 electric
organ
Fusion Jazz is the combination of
rock & jazz
"Blue notes" are best described as bent or _________ notes.
shaped
coltranes signature runs and arpeggios were often referred to as __ of sound
sheets
one recent branch of commerecial jazz is called __ jazz
smooth
The early sweet bands included ______________.
the tommy dorsey band
In the Be-Bop era, one of the most important pianists was __________________.
thelonious monk
one of the most important pianists of the bebop era was ___
thelonious monk
A common answer in the thirties for the question, " Do you read music" is: "Not enough to hurt my playing!".
true
African tribal society was anchored by both the Shaman and the Griot.
true
Art Blakey had built for him the worlds loudest drum set
true
Be-Bop groups often featured original compositions called Be-Bop heads.
true
Duke Ellington's band was one of the first hot bands in Harlem in the 30's.
true
During the depression in the 30's, the Society Orchestras downsized to about 25 members.
true
Herbie Hancock album headhunters was an early model for the saxophone fusion bands of the 70s
true
Louis Armstrong became the leading jazz figure of the 20's.
true
One of the direct predecessors of the the rural blues was the work songs sung in the fields by the slaves.
true
The Hot bands included Count Basie's band, as well as performers such as Cab Calloway.
true
The Society Orchestras of the 20's primarily played dance music at the private parties of the rich and famous of those times.
true
The rural blues is primarily a solo form of entertainment and often features a guitarist.
true
The slave trade that most influenced the start of Jazz was the route from Western coastal Africa to the Western Caribbean islands.
true
The Swing era ended very slowly and had no effect on the huge number of big bands in existence.
false
___ was the guitarist who many fusion guitarists modeled their distortion =Sustain from
jimi hendrix
The dance craze of the 30's was called the _______________.
jitterbug
Much of the reason Jazz did a mass migration North in the early 20's was due to __________________.
( Prohibition the closing of Storyville African American migration out of the south )
By 1900, a number of musical and social factors had solidified in New Orleans and included:
(Parade bands the Rural Blues Creole society)
The typical Be-Bop group was a loose ensemble, most often featuring a couple of horns and a rhythm section of ________________.
(piano bass drums )
The pianist joe zawinul wrote the crossover hit Mercy,Mercy,Mercy for ____ band
Cannonball Adderley's
One of the composers of the 20's that used bits of jazz in his songwriting was:
Cole Porter
Two of the primary be-bop players were ______________________.
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
cool jazz used a new record format called ___ to help sell their product
LPs
one of the ethnic musics starting to have a big influence in jazz is the music of ___
africa
chick corea also ventured into the fusion style in 1974 and introduced a young genius guitarist named ___ whose ultra fast playing helped define the then new genre
al dimeola
Cannonball Adderley played the
alto sax
charlie parker played the
alto sax
one of the main drummers promoting the young players during the hard bop period was ___
art blakely
When indoors, early jazz revolved around the piano, but when played outside, most often the ___________ was used instead.
banjo
th overall sound of tne hard bop period was most similar to the sound of the ___ style
bebop
one of weather reports most important hits was
birdland
guitarist ___ shared many interests with and was profoundly influenced by miles guitarist john mclaughlin
charlie christian
"Bird" was the nickname for:
charlie parker
The most influential saxophonist in Be-Bop was ___________________.
charlie parker
cool jazz featured such artists as ___________ and stan getz
chet baker
in latin jazz the inner rhythm is called a ___
clave
in many ways miles use of the above 3 keyboard players reflected his search for more ___ and textures in his first electric period
colors
As soon as jazz behavior started, the musicians agreed that the __________ would most often play the melody.
cornet
The cornet players in New Orleans took part in unofficial competitions at jam sessions called ________________ sessions to establish their place in the jazz scene.
cutting
The reason for jazz's commercial domination in the Swing era was it's profound ability to provide music for ________________.
dancing
one of the major players in the out movement was
dizzy gillespie
the dj influence in jazz was pointed to by miles last album ___
doo bop
one of the primary funk organists today is: ___
dr lonnie smith
The basic instruments for much of the early African music making were _____________ and voices.
drums
Jaco Pastorius played the
electric fretless bass
New Orleans jazz musicians are documented as traveling North as early as 1900.
false
Similar to swing, be-bop puts a strong emphasis on complex arrangements, instead of on the solos.
false
pat metheny played
guitar
the time frame for cool jazz funk jazz and ___ is 1955 to present
hard bop
when jaco joined the band weather report the result was their most popular album titled:
heavy weather
in the mid 60-s miles last acoustic quintet featured ___ on piano
herbie hancock
the above album fetured 3 electric keyboard players: chick corea, joe zawinul and ___
herbie hancock
the first genius of the electric fretless bass was ___
jaco pastorius
one of the resurgent b3 groups is
mediski martin and wood
The one event during the Be-Bop era that would influence many other styles of jazz was when _________________ joined Bird's band, replacing Dizzy Gillespie.
miles davis
after working in miles band coltrane spend 2 years collaborating with ___
monk
joe zawinul herbie hancock chick corea and ___ all played electric pianoin miles fusion bands
monk
one of the most important people in the new world music is jazz guitarist and composer ___
pat methemy
monk played the
piano
the typical bebop group has
piano, bass, and drums
Early recordings of Jazz often featured plantation and rural references and were known as ___________ records.
race
Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton were both composers of a music that overlapped and helped fertilize the start of jazz called ________ music.
ragtime
The process of replacing missing parts of one's culture with often borrowed parts is called cultural _______________.
reassembly
One of the most important things the gangsters did for the jazz musicians was to help ____________ their music.
record
Short repeated melodic phrases frequently used during the swing era are called
riffs
One of the greatest of all the rural blues artists documented in the first quarter of this century was ______________.
robert johnson
When Be-Bop started, it was an experimental language that often pushed the envelope so hard that it would sometimes fall apart.
true
art blakely had built for him the worlds luodest drum set
true
cannonball had an early hit with an album featuring his band and a young singer nancy wilson
true
chet baker became so famous so fast that he even starred in several italian movies
true
coltrane played both the tenor and the soprano sax
true
cool jazz has had continued commerecial success
true
herbie hancocks album headhunters was an early model for the saxophone fusion bands of the 70s
true
in today's latin jazz, there are 3 distinct scenes: the la, or west coast scene, the new york scene, and the newer miami sound
true
in todays latin jazz there are 3 distinct scenes the la or west coast scene the new york scene and the newer miami sound
true
many of miles musicians went on to start their own influential fusion bands
true
one of the main characteristics of cool jazz was the use of familiar tunes called standards
true
the early part of the hard bop period was marked by bands that mixed the older more established bebop musicians with younger players
true
the jazz fusion era was a search for more colors and textures
true
the major popular music form in brasil in the 50s was the bossa nova
true
the plano trio is at the heart of most all jazz ensembles
true
when cool jazz started it was played primarily on the us west coast while bebop and hard bop remained mostly on the east coast
true
cool jazz used the new medium of ___ to connect with their listeners
tv
