Survey Of Jazz Final

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When Louis Armstrong was called to be a goodwill ambassador he was actively conscious of

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the irony inherent in a black man's representing a still segregated America

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While in Ghana, Armstrong felt

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a warmhearted kinshop with the people of Ghana

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One aspect of Dave Brubeck's music that he was well known for was

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unusual time signatures

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the style of jazz that had a light laid back reticent quality that was born out of bebop is called

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cool jazz

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who was the jazz pianist that began on piano professionally at age 12 and was blind since childhood

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lennie tristano

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jazz known as west coast jazz recieved this name because

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it was usually associated with white musicians who relocated from east coast to california

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what was miles davis' 9 piece ensemble called?

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miles davis nonet

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who was the orchestrator who arranged for miles davis and led bands in california

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gil evans

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the gerry mulligan quartet was known for its

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the use of west coast jazz

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which trumpet player played with the gerry mulligan quartet and filled out the harmony that would have been done by piano

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chet baker

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an african american east coast band that lasted for more than 40 years was called MJQ. MJQ stood for

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the modern jazz quartet

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who was married to ella fitzgerald and played the bass for MJQ until he decided to tour with his wife

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ray brown

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all the things you are was initially composed for

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an unsuccessful broadway musical by jerome kern and oscar hammerstein ii

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the idea that synthesizing elements in western art music would emerge with ethnic or vernacular music was called

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the third stream

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paul desmond became well known through the band known as the

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dave brubeck quartet

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Hard Bop was known as a

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all of the above

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microgroove is

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a long playing lp record 33 1/2 rpm with 20 minutes per side

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microgroove made it possible to

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play long extended improvisation sections

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the press roll that blakely became famous for was

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an intense rumbling on the snare drum

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the cadenza is an unaccompanied episode played by an instumentalist at the beginning or end of a performance as bop expanded the use of cadenzas

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increASED

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thelonius monk the most widely performed of all jazz composers after duke ellington was

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briefly studied music but was recruited to play in a band and left school

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thelonius monks instrument was the

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piano

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monk was known for

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onstage dancing or twirling when other musicians soloed

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thelonius monks music is some of the most performed music. in comparison the output of the other composers with whom ... dke ellington

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smaller than ellingtons

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monks compositions most often followed

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AABA tunes and blues

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ryhtmaning is one of monks best known pieces it is in

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AABA form

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Charles mingus was a famous jazz

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bassist

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mingus incorporated ___________ into his compositions

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all of the above

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mingus was notoriously _______ about race music and musiciansq

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outspoken

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how did mingus feel about he older composers like ellington and parker

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he cited them as his inspirations

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gil evans became famous at age 45 when he reunited with ______ groundbreaking album

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miles davis

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the improvisational tenchinque used by george russell of using fewer chords and focusing on their underlying modes is called

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modalism

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miles davis music was

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innovative and took new directions

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davis schooling included

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professional studies including a year at julliard

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how did harmon mute differ from other metal mutes

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it is held in place by a cork ring producing a thin humming sound

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how did modal jazz affect miles music

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it allowed him to play scales that overrode harmonies and freed his improvisations to be more expressive

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quartet harmonies are harmonies

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built on fourths

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who composed so what

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bill evans

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what was coltranes relationship with miles davis

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miles davis hired coltrane to be in his band in 1955 but fired him twice because of drugs

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how did coltrane feel about modal jazz

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he incorporated it extensively in his music

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which of the following statements best describes john coltranes later music

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it includes scale free improvisations and shifting rhythms and multiphonics

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multiphonics are

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chords played on an instrument that is designed to play onle one note at a time

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were coltranes improvisations long or short

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extremely long

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e.s.p. was a song on the album of the same name that was performed by

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miles davis quintet

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after kind of blue miles davis

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successfully began recording with a quintet of new younger musicians

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esp in the title of the album emphasizes the idea that

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extra sensory perception was needed to play this music

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what well known pianist would develop own career after playing with miles davis quintet

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herbie hancock

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voicing chords refers to

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the way notes or instruments are combined

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this piece is called (1)

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the organ grinders swing

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this piece is called (2)

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watermelon man