MUS 355U
Which great Jazz singer had the nickname "Lady Day?"
Billie Holliday
Which pre- 20th century genres are considered precursors to Jazz?
Blues, Spirituals, Minstrel Songs
What are 3 AMERICAN musical genres which are precursors to Jazz?
Blues, Spirituals, Ragtime
What famous music festival is credited for revitalizing Duke Ellington's career?
Newport Jazz Festival in 1956
What was Miles Davis' groundbreaking jazz rock album called?
"Bitches Brew"
Which musical element is EXTREMELY common in Gypsy Style?
Ornamentation
Who was the Pulitzer Prize winning innovator of "Free Jazz?"
Ornette Coleman
Billy Strayhorn was a longtime musical collaborator with Duke Ellington. Which famous song is attributed to Ellington but actually composed by Strayhorn?
Take The A Train
Which of the following was NOT one of the important fusion bands of the 70's?
Tears For Fears
What was the event which historians consider the beginning of the "Swing Era?"
The August 21, 1935 performance by Benny Goodman at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles
When was the AFM Recording Ban, after which vocals dominated American music?
1942-44
Which of The Following are Hard Bop musicians?
Art Blakey, Horace Silver
Which of The Following were famous Swing Era Bandleaders?
Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glen Miller
According To the Ken Burns Documentary, which singer in 1927 was referred to as the "Empress Of The Blues?"
Bessie Smith
Before the rise of radio, how was the success of a song judged?
By the numbers of sheet music copies sold
Which group of musicians made up Return To Forever?( The Electric Version....)
Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Al DiMiola
WHICH is considered the first urban popular music typical of Brazil?
Choro
According to the powerpoint, Who was the famous tenor saxophonist who performed a version of "Body and Soul" where he basically improvised instead of playing the melody?
Coleman Hawkins
What is " a new melody composed using previously existing chord changes?"
Contrafact
Which of the following would NOT be considered an important influence on Jazz Rock?
Cream
Which instrument did Jaco Pastorius revolutionize?
Electric (fretless) bass
Which pianist was best known for his composition, "Misty?"
Erroll Garner
What was a jazz movement in the 1950's which incorporated influences from gospel, blues, especially in saxophone and piano playing?
Hard Bop
Which pianist is known for his hit, " Watermelon Man," as well as redefining the role of piano in modern jazz as well as bringing the Fender Rhodes electric piano to prominence?
Herbie Hancock
Which of the following elements are best associated with jazz music?
Improvisation, syncopation, swing feeling
Which high powered agent/publisher helped Duke Ellington's career, although he had a 45% interest in Ellington's profits?
Irving Mills
Which Of The Following is NOT TRUE about Minstrelsy?
It was developed through African American Block Parties...
What was another name for " Gypsy Jazz?"
Jazz Manouche
Which two Miles Davis albums were considered "modal," or improvising off of scales for extended periods of time?
Kind OF Blue, Milestones
Which of The following is NOT an album by John Coltrane?
Live From Folsom Prison
Which of the following are NOT salient characteristics of Ragtime music?
Long improvisations based on chord changes and blistering fast swing tempos
According to the Ken Burn's documentary, who in 1925 had become the biggest star in Jazz as a member of Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra?
Louis Armstrong
Which of the following was NOT an important Bebop innovator?
Louis Armstrong
Who according to the Ken Burns documentary is arguably the most important musician in jazz history?
Louis Armstrong
Which form of music originated in Cuba and is translated as " Conversation with the Gods?"
Mambo
Which one of these was Scott Joplin's biggest seller?
Maple Leaf Rag
Which artist led the sessions for "Birth of The Cool?"
Miles Davis
Red Garland was a pianist who played " Block Chords." Who was the originator of that style?
Milt Buckner
Jazz Can Be Defined As?
Music which combines the syncopation of African Music with the Harmony of European Music to create a new American Form.
Which of the Following is True about "Jelly Roll" Morton?"
New Orleans based pianist who claimed " to have invented Jazz," which is disputed, but is one of the first musicians to notate jazz
According to the Ken Burns Documentary, who was called the "King Of Jazz," and created some of the most successful and commercially accessible early jazz in the 1920's?
Paul Whiteman
What were the song pluggers?
Pianists who worked in buildings along Tin Pan Alley playing the latests tunes in order to promote them to buyers
African music has what salient characteristics which make it distinctive from European concert music?
Polyrythms, Body Percussion and Dance, Ostinatos
Which of the following musicians DID NOT play on "Kind of Blue?"
Sidney Bechet
Flamenco music is from WHICH country?
Spain
Who of the following is considered the "Father Of American Music" and wrote songs for Minstrel Shows like "My Old Kentucky Home," and " Turkey In The Straw?"
Stephen Foster
What was Tin Pan Alley?
The center for music Publishing in the U.S.A, but also refers to a body of music composed between 1880 and 1950
Which of the following are most common instruments in Jazz?
Trumpet, Acoustic Bass, Drum Set
Which pianist, according to Miles Davis, was a " combination of Red Garland and Bill Evans?"
Wynton Kelly
Which of the following was NOT a famous Tin Pan Alley Composer?
Wynton Marsalis
Which of the following is TRUE about Chet Baker?
began his career with "matinee idol looks, " had a "life long well publicized drug habit"
Avant Garde pianist Cecil Taylor was NOT known for which?
catchy arrangements of Tin Pan Alley songs
What are salient characteristics of Bebop?
fast tempos, chromatic linear melodies and improvisations, small groups and jagged rhythms
Which of the following was vocalist Ella Fitzgerald NOT known for?
original songs about lynching
