jzz

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