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Who quit music and returned in 1981 with Bill Evans?
Miles Davis
Avante-Garde
"Free"
Who led the Jazz Messengers?
Art Blakey
Who practiced on a bridge, and was also known as "The Titan"?
Sunny Rollins
Who shared a name with the Clifford Brown Quartet?
Max Roach
Hard Bop
Neoclassical, went back to roots of Jazz in hopes of whites being unable to catch up
Cool Era
West Coast Jazz with white musicians
What initiated the Cool era?
Birth of Cool
White, pianist, worked for Thornhill as an arranger
Gil Evans
Who contributed to the Birth of Cool?
John Lewis, Jerry Mulligan, Gil Evans
Which 4 albums were the results of the success of Birth of Cool?
Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, Porgy & Bess, Summertime
Which was the first Jazz album to sell 1 million copies?
David Brubeck's "Time Out"
What is the most sold Jazz album ever?
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
First recognized European guitarist, burned his left hand
Django Rhinehart
Which dude hated drugs?
Some guy named Bags
Which two players were instrumental in popularizing latin jazz?
Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz
Which band was anti-drug, and always dressed well?
Modern Jazz Quartet
Who played alto sax in Brubeck's band?
Paul Desmond
Which contemporary guitarist still plays today, "Like Minds"?
Metheny
Which band played Live in Copenhagen, "Pools" video?
Steps Ahead
Django
The Style: Cool
The Composer: John Lewis
The Group: The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ)
The Artists: Milt Jackson (vibes), John Lewis (p), Connie Kay (d), Percy Heath (b)
Summertime
The Style: Cool
The Composer: George Gershwin
The Arranger: Gil Evans
The Group: Miles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra
The Artists: Miles Davis (t)
So What
The Style: Modal Jazz
The Composer: Miles Davis
The Group: Miles Davis Sextet
The Artists: Miles Davis (t) John Coltrane (sax) Cannonball (sax)
The Preacher
The Style: Hard Bop
The Composer: Horace Silver
The Group: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers
The Artists: Kenny Dorham (t), Doug Watkins (b), Hank Mobley (sax), Art Blakey (d), Horace
Silver (p)
Blue 7
The Style: Hard Bop
The Composer: Sonny Rollins
The Group: Sonny Rollins Quartet
The Artists: Doug Watkins (b), Sonny Rollins (sax), Max Roach (d), Tommy Flanagan (p)
Autumn Leaves
The Group: The Bill Evans Trio
The Artists: Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d)
Faces and Places
The Style: Avant-garde
The Composer: Ornette Coleman (and the players really)
The Group: Ornette Coleman Trio
The Artists: David Izenzon (b), Ornette Coleman (sax), Charles Moffet (d)
A Love Supreme
The Style: Avant-garde
The Composer: Coltrane
The Group: John Coltrane Quartet
The Artists: Jimmy Garrison (b), Coltrane (sax), Elvin Jones (d), McCoy Tyner (p)
******* Brew
The Style: Fusion
The Composer: Miles
The Group: Miles Davis
The Artists: Miles Davis (t)
Stretch it, Part 1
The Style: Fusion
The Composer: Chick Corea
The Group: Chick Corea, Elektric Band
The Artists: Chick Corea (p)
Birdland
The Style: Fusion
The Composer: Joe Zawinul
The Group: Weather Report
The Artists: Joe Zawinul (p) Wayne Shorter (sax)
Itsbynne Reel
The Style: Fusion
The Group: Michael Brecker
The Artists: Michael Brecker (sax and EWI)