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1. Bebop evolved at afterhours club such as Minton’s playhouse and Monroe’s uptown playhouse
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True
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2. What is Third String? What is it combination of?
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➢ Music that emphasizes arrangement. Only works for videos. Not functional for ticket sells.
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3. Who is NOT one of the musicians at the top of the power points this semester?
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➢ Mary Lou Williams and John Coltrane were on the PowerPoint.
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4. What is NOT a characteristic of west coast Jazz?
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Aggressive
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6. Which social/political/cultural movement was free Jazz and Jazz of 1960s not associated with?
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Harlem Renaissance
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7. What Famous Jazz musician has nickname Klook-a-mop or Klook?
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Kenny Clarke
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8. What was vocalese? (1940s bebop)
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a. Use of human voice/ setting of lyrics to established jazz orchestral instrumentals
b. Originally part of all instrumentals/ improvisation |
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9. 1949 what was famous record and why was it famous?
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a. Birth of the Cool by Miles Davis
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Who were the members of the modern jazz quartet?
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a. John Lewis (Pianist, Group Leader)
b. Milt Jackson (Vibraphone) c. Percy Heath (Bass) d. Connie Kay (Drummer, originally Kenny Clarke) |
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Smooth jazz is the cross fertilization or fusion of what and what?
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a. R&B, funk & pop
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Why did they nickname Charlie Parker “bird”?
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a. While driving, Charlie Parker hit a bird, took the bird back to the house and told the mistress to cook the bird crispy fried
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Latin jazz was not new during the 1940s, in fact the earliest forms of jazz going back to Jelly Roll Morton and others were influenced by latin music characteristics
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True
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14. What is progressive jazz? What sub-genres fit under the umbrella of progressive jazz?
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➢ West coast oriented group of musical genre
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15. Which of these is not a smooth jazz artist or band?
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➢ Grover Washington, Jr. – Mister Magic
Kenny G George Benson – On Broadway, This Masquerade Four play – Bob James, Harvey Mason, Nathan East, and Larry Carlton – Free Range George Duke – Sweet Baby |
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16. During what style of Jazz did Hammon B3 Organ make its interest in Jazz?
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➢ Hard Bob – Gospel Jazz
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17. Was bebop ever danced to?
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Yes, Of Course!
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18. Which one of these groups was NOT a Jazz-Rock Fusion band
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➢ Miles Davis
Lifetime – Tony Williams Return to Forever – Chick Corea Mahavishnu Orchestra – John McLaughin Weather Report – Joe Zawinul & Wayne Shorter Headhunters – Herbie Hancock |
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19. Fusion is alternative term for what style of Jazz?
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(Jazz + Rock)
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20. Which was not a major niche market for smooth jazz?
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c. 14-25 yr olds
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21. What was the Great 1964 album by John Coltrane?
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a. A Love Supreme
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22. Two in-class performances in terms of instrumentation
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a. Professor Price – Piano
b. Landgerbe – Electric Guitar |
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23. How was bebop created?
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Jam Sessions
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Put in correct order
jazz rock, jazz hip-hop, smooth jazz, |
jazz rock,smooth jazz, jazz hip-hop
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Jazz reflects and reveals the social, political, economic, cultural, and religious experience of blacks and African Americans in the u.s.
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True
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26. Which was not an extremely important album from the jazz-rock fusion era?
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a. Bitches Brew
b. The Inner Mounting Flame c. Head Hunters d. My Spanish Heart e. Heavy Weather |
