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52 Cards in this Set
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"The longest suicide in history" |
Bill Evans |
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Who led the Mellophonic Orchestra? |
Stan Kenton |
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Which of these is NOT a Coltrane album? A) My favorite things B) Giant Steps C) Bitches Brew D) A Love Supreme |
C) Bitches Brew |
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Who coined the term "Progressive Jazz" |
Stan Kenton |
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What was Dave Brubeck's unusual rhythmic contribution to jazz in the late 1950s? |
Released take five; which experimented with jazz written in different meters |
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In class we saw Roscoe Mitchell performing and employing an unusual physical technique. What is the term for this "extended" technique? |
Circular breathing |
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After Gary Mulligan took Cool to California it assumed another, geographically appropriate name. What was it? |
West Coast Jazz |
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The notorious "Spitball Incident" involved Dizzy Gillespie and which bandleader? |
Cab Calloway |
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With which artist was the term "comping" most closely associated? |
Count Basie |
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Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor are both associated with what jazz style? |
Free Jazz |
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Which of the following defines Stomp? A)Fast BluesB)Dance from the 1930sC)Slow RiffsD)Basie's Nickname |
A) Fast Blues |
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Identify the Harlem nightclub where Bop was born |
Milton's Playhouse |
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A brief melodic fragment that is highly rhytmatic in character and was important feature of Kansas city jazz style is termed? |
Riffs |
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Which of the following is NOT a Monk composition A) Round Midnight B) Epistrophy C) So What D) Blue Monk |
C) So What |
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Who dubbed Oscar Peterson the "Maharaja of Jazz" |
Duke Ellington |
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What was the favored musical format for Oscar Peterson over the years? |
Trio |
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Which Jazz legend was a Saturnian |
Sun Ra |
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Who was the alto sax player on Dave Brubecks Time Out Album? |
Paul Desmond |
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Who wrote Pithecanthropus Erectus? A)Charles Mingus B) Sonny Rollins C) Cleo Maine D) Miles David |
A) Charles Mingus |
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Which bandleaders fan club used the unfortunate and grim initials KKK on their logo? |
Stan Kenton |
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John Coltrane pioneered the technique of playing two notes at once on the sax. What is the term for this? |
Multiphonics |
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Who's nickname was "Prez" |
Lester Young |
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Following the death of blues singer jimmy rushing, count Basie hired another great bluesman who's biggest hit was Every Day I Have the Blues. Identify him. |
Jo Williams |
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Walter Page, Jo Jones, and Freddie Green were all? A) Big Band Leaders B) Rhythm Guitarist C) Tenor Sax Greats D) Members of the all American rhythm section |
D) members of the all american rhythm section |
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Which if the following was NOT a major figure in bop? A) Kenny Clarke B) Miles Davis C) Ornette Coleman D) Dizzy Gillespie |
C) Ornettr Coleman |
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Charlie parker was born in: A) Saint Louis B) Chicago C) Kansas City D) New York |
C) Kansas City |
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Osteogenesis Imperfects afflicted which jazz piano great? |
Michael petrucciani |
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Name THREE originators of Free Jazz |
Ornete Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Roscoe Mitchell |
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What Is the claim-to-fame surrounding Charles Mingus' piece Epitaph |
Longest Jazz Piece; # of measures |
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Describe the circumstances that gave rise to Charles Mingus' composition Fables of Faubus |
It was written in opposition of the governed of Arkansas sending in the national guard to stop the desegregation of a little rock school |
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Cite TWO characteristics of Miles Davis trumpet style |
Used little virbrato; used half fingerings to create microtones |
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John Coltrane featured in the development if Modal Jazz. Briefly explain what this involved in terms of both Melody and Harmony |
Melody: used modes, placing songs into new scales Harmony: 2 chords |
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Coltrane was noted for his "sheets of sound". What does this mean? |
Lots of notes |
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Describe Thelonious Monk's Piano style |
Aggressive, clunky, unorthodox,dissonant |
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Bop represented a reaction against the prevailing popularity of swing. Give TWO examples of ways in which Bop differed from Swing. |
Purpose: Bop: sit and listen Swing: dance Instrumentation: Swing: big bands Bop: small combos(quintets) |
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What was the ironic circumstances associated with Charlie Parker and the New York club Bird land? |
The club was named for him but he was eventually banned from the club from his drug problems. |
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There is a charlie Parker tune titles Relaxing at Carmarillo. Explain the origins of this piece. |
It was written and named for the drug rehab center carmarillo he served time in |
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What was Charlie Parkers nickname? |
Bird or Yardbird |
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What two visual characteristics set Dizzy Gillespie apart from other trumpet players? |
His chipmunk looking cheeks, and his bent trumpet |
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What is the supposed musical derivation of the term 'Bop' |
It supposedly came from the sound of scat singing in jazz music |
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What is the song "Strange Fruit" by Billie holiday about? |
It was a protest against racism specifically the lynching of African Americans in the south at the time |
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Give a definition for the term "Riff" |
Melodic fragments denoted by their own rhythm repition |
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N____M488 Z____44w Was what? |
A title for a braxton composition |
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Bossa Nova Syncopation |
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Ron, Regina, and James? |
Carter |
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Pithecanthropus Erectus was written by who? |
Charles Mingus |
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Jobim was from what country? |
Brazil |
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Delfeayo, Wynton, and Jason |
Marsalis |
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Who wrote Giant Steps? |
John Coltrane |
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Name Bill Evans classic |
Kind of blue |
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Who was known for using timbral trills |
John coltrane |
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What instrument did Sonny Rollins play? |
Tenor Saxophone |
