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Which of the following is not a song by ZZ Top?

"Free Bird"

The Birth of the Cool was released in:

1957

Which Miles Davis album is considered to be the most important early jazz fusion album?

Bitches Brew

Which of the following albums features a full orchestra?

Days of Future Passed

Tarkus is a concept album about poverty and the Church of England.

False

ZZ Top developed the technique of "trading twos."

False

ZZ Top was heavily influenced by the music of the Beatles.

False

Emmylou Harris worked closely with:

Gram Parsons

Who recorded the album Grievous Angel?

Gram Parsons

Who is the guitarist for King Crimson?

Robert Fripp

Which album did NOT include any track breaks?

Thick as a Brick

Which saxophone soloist is prominently featured in "Pharoh's Dance"?

Wayne Shorter

Which band was from Texas?

ZZ Top

Which group's music has humorous lyrics, innuendo, and word play?

ZZ Top

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is based on...

a piece composed by J.S. Bach

What instrument of technique is prominently featured in "Lay, Lady, Lay"?

pedal steel guitar

Keith Emerson played the Moog synthesizer.

true

The Mahavishnu Orchestra prominently featured:

violin

"In the Court of the Crimson King" was recorded in:

1969

Who is generally credited with beginning the integration of rock and country?

Bob Dylan

All of these Bob Dylan albums show influences of country music EXCEPT:

Bringing It All Back Home

Two important musicians in the bebop movement were:

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

The band Return to Forever was started by which former member of Miles Davis' band?

Chick Corea

Which of the following is an album by Yes?

Close to the Edge

"Free Bird" is a tribute to...

Duane Allman

Which group arranged and recorded a version of the classical suite "Pictures at an Exhibition"?

ELP

"Sweet Home Alabama" was written in response to a song by Bob Dylan.

False

Duane Allman died from a drug overdose.

False

Gram Parsons was the first artist to mix country and rock.

False

Greg Lake was one of the original members of Yes.

False

Jethro Tull embraced their identity as a progressive rock band.

False

King Crimson frequently used the Moog synthesizer.

False

Lynyrd Skynyrd's music features a single lead guitar.

False

Miles Davis would only play with African American musicians.

False

Three members of Buffalo Springfield went on to form Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

False

Weather Report played only acoustic instruments.

False

Why was Miroslav Vitouš fired from Weather Report

He was unable to adapt his playing to the band's new style.

The leader of Jethro Tull was:

Ian Anderson

What was innovative about Herbie Hancock's song "Rockit"?.

It included hip-hop scratching

Which bass player is prominently featured in "Weather Report"?

Jaco Pastorius

Who did not play on the Bitches Brew?

Jaco Pastorius

Billy Gibbons was heavily influenced by:

Jimi Hendrix

Weather Report was founded by ____________.

Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter

Procol Harum's song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" borrows a bass line from a composition by which composer?

Johann Sebastian Bach

Which artist studied Eastern religion and philosophy with an Indian guru?

John McLaughlin

The keyboardist for ELP was:

Keith Emerson

Yes recorded music based on all of the following EXCEPT:

Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

The style known as cool jazz got its name from an album by which performer?

Miles Davis

Which trumpet soloist is featured in "Pharoh's Dance"?

Miles Davis

Which of these bands included African American members?

The Allman Brothers Band

Which of these bands was the first to use multiple lead guitars?

The Allman Brothers Band

Who recorded the song "Ramblin' Man"?

The Allman Brothers Band

Sweetheart of the Rodeo was recorded by:

The Byrds

Gram Parsons recorded with all of these groups EXCEPT:

The Doors

Who recorded the album Long Hard Ride?

The Marshall Tucker Band

Why was the drumming on Bitches Brew unique compared to other jazz albums?

The rhythms were played straight instead of swung.

Which album was a parody of a concept album?

Thick as a Brick

What album contains the song "Pinball Wizard"?

Tommy

Bebop music was performed in after-hours clubs.

True

Chick Corea's early music with Return to Forever was strongly influenced by Latin music.

True

Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" has an AABA form.

True

Many bebop musicians also played in swing orchestras and big bands.

True

Procol Harum began touring with a symphony orchestra during the 1970s.

True

The Allman Brothers Band was influenced by modern jazz.

True

The album Tommy is:

a rock opera

"Pinball Wizard" is...

a rock opera about a deaf and blind child

"Whipping Post" is...

an irregular meter.

"Roundabout" includes...

asymmetrical meters

Cool jazz was created as a response to:

bebop

Bitches Brew received almost universal acclaim from critics.

false

Yes was highly skeptical of and critical of spirituality and religion.

false

John McLaughlin's style of guitar playing was notable because:

he played a double neck guitar

"Nights In White Satin" features... symphony orchestra

symphony orchestra

King Crimson's music includes all of the following EXCEPT:

symphony orchestra

"Birdland" is named for an important New York jazz club.

true


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