Jazz History Final Exam

Front 1

Louis Armstrong was born in?

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New Orleans

Front 2

West End Blues was composed by?

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King Oliver

Front 3

Name the form of popular entertainment in america between 1840 and 1900

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minstrelsy

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what was the name of the music that was highly developed in the mississippi delta?

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the blues

Front 5

Bix beiderbecke played

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the cornet

Front 6

Jelly Roll Morton was a trombonist from New York T/F?

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F

Front 7

The first jazz group to record was the Creole Jazz Band T/F?

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F

Front 8

Louis Armstrong played with Fletcher Henderson in the 1920's T/F?

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T

Front 9

Syncopation and driving percussion played a prominent roll in European music T/f?

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F

Front 10

Call and response is an element of European music T/F

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F

Front 11

Duke Ellington was born in?

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Washington DC

Front 12

Mary Lou Williams played piano and arranged for?

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Andy Kirk

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Roy Eldridge played?

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Trumpet

Front 14

Teddy Wilson played piano with

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Benny Goodman

Front 15

Lester Young played saxophone with?

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Count Bassie

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Count Basie was born in Red Bank, NJ T/F?

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T

Front 17

Benny Goodman played trumpet, T/F?

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F

Front 18

Benny Moten's band became the Duke Ellington Orchestra, T/F?

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F

Front 19

Billie Holiday was a talented arranger/pianist who was hired by Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, T/F?

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F

Front 20

Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins were important trombonists of the swing era, T/F?

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F

Front 21

Charlie Christian played guitar for?

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Benny Goodman

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Benny Carter played:

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Alto Sax

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Juan Tizol played valve trombone with:

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Duke Ellington

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Rex Stewart played Trumpet with:

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Duke Ellington

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Benny Goodman was born in Red Bank, NJ, T/F?

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F

Front 26

Mary Lou Williams was hired to arrange for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, T/F?

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T

Front 27

Benny Moten's band became the fletcher henderson orchestra, T/F?

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F

Front 28

Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey were important trombonists of the swing era, T/F?

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T

Front 29

Mario Bauza played:

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trumpet

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The first jazz recordings were done by:

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Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band

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Chico O'Farrill was a noted:

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Arranger

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Fletcher Henderson's band was based in:

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New York

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Joe Oliver migrated to:

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Chicago

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Which of the following venues played a pivotal role in the development of Bebop:

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Minton's Playhouse

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Andy Kirk's band was based in:

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Kansas City

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Art Tatum played:

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Piano

Front 37

The african slave brought to the americas were from:

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the sub saharan west coast of Africa

Front 38

Louis Armstrong was born on july 1st, 1900 T/F?

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F

Front 39

Duke Ellington's band was not originally the benny moten band, T/F?

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T

Front 40

Pianist Bud Powell was known for his contribution to Ragtime piano, T/F?

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F

Front 41

Field Hollers were an integral part of worship music, T/F?

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F

Front 42

Benny Goodman's popularity developed after he moved to NYC from chicago, T/F?

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T

Front 43

Lester Young influenced Frank Trumbauer, T/F?

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F

Front 44

Fats Nacarro was known for his contributions to the Be Bop movement, T/F?

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T

Front 45

JJ Johnson played clarinet in Buddy Bolden's band, T/F?

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F

Front 46

Charlie Parker had the nick name "shark", T/F

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F - Bird

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Minstrelsy became a popular form of american entertainment from 1910 - 1940, T/F

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F

Front 48

Name one prominent tenor sax from the swing era:

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Lester Young

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what was Sidney Bechet's ethnic background?

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Creole

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Name two drummers from the bebop movement:

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Art Blakey
Kenny Clarke

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Name one prominent trumpeter from the swing era:

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Louis Armstrong

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What was the name of the orchestra led by mario bauza and his brother in law Frank Grillo?

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Machito and his Afro Cubans

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Name two differences between Swing and BeBop:

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Swing favored big bands and dance halls
Bebop favored small bands and small jazz clubs

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what was the name given to the period of time where a large number of southern blacks relocated to northern states?

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Great migration

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State 2 elements of African Music that contributed to the development of Jazz:

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Call and response
Percussion dominance

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State two elements of European music that contributed to the development of Jazz:

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Instrumentation
Harmony

Front 57

Dizzie Gillespie played:

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Trumpet

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The Afro Cuban Jazz Suite was composed by:

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Chico O'Farrill

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Artie Shaw was a noted:

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Clarinet player

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Chick Webb's band was based in:

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NYC

Front 61

Joe "King" Oliver played

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Cornet

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Charlie parker played a significant role in the development of bebop, T/F?

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T

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Duke ellingtons band was based in

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NYC

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Charlie Christian played guitar with:

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Benny Goodman

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Bebop focused on improvisation, T/F?

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T

Front 66

Bassist Jimmy Blanton played with Count Basie's Band, T/F?

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F

Front 67

Bud Powell was known for his contributions to ragtime piano, T/F?

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F

Front 68

Benny Goodman refused to hire African American musicians, T/F?

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F

Front 69

Frank Trumbauer played the C melody Sax, T/F?

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T

Front 70

Harry James was a bebop era saxaphonist, T/F?

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F

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Johnny Hodges played alto sax with Duke Ellington's band, T/F?

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T

Front 72

Name a prominent trumpeter from the swing era:

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Harry Sweets Edison

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Name one pianist from the bebop era:

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Thelonious Monk

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Name two trumpet players that worked with Duke Ellington:

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Rex Stewart
Cootie Williams

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Art Blakey played:

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Drums

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John Coltrane played Saxophone with:

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The Miles Davis Quintet/Sextet

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Eric Dolphy played:

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Alto Sax

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Cecil Taylor is most closely associated with:

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Avant-Garde/Free Jazz

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Pianist McCoy Tyner is known for his association with:

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John Coltrane

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Miles Davis recorded "The birth of the cool" in 1949, T/F?

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T

Front 81

Ornette Coleman brought his group to NYC from LA which included trumpeter Buddy Bolden, T/F

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F

Front 82

Jackie McLean played alto sax, T/F?

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T

Front 83

Charles Mingus was a successful bandleader who played trombone, T/F?

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F

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Eric Dolphy played piano with charles mingus, T/F?

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F

Front 85

Joe Henderson played:

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Tenor Sax

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Wayne Shorter played with:

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The Miles Davis Quintet

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Brooker Little played;

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trumpet

Front 88

Sun Ra is most closely associated with:

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Avant-Garde/Free Jazz

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Pianist Herbie Hancock is known for his association with;

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Miles Davis

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Horace Silver played with the original Jazz Messangers, T/F?

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T

Front 91

Ornette Coleman brought his group to NYC from LA which included trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, T/F?

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F

Front 92

Jackie McLean played alto sax, T/F?

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T

Front 93

Keith Jarrett played trumpet, T/F

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F