College American The Most Important Saxophonist in Jazz History Questions

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The clarinetist who led the most popular swing era big band, and who formed the first integrated band was:

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Benny Goodman

Jelly Roll Morton

Count Basie

Duke Ellington

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The bassist primarily responsible for developing the “walking bass” was:

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Charles Mingus

Wellman Braud

Jimmy Blanton

Walter Page

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Unlike drummers in the swing style, bebop drummers:

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all three of these answers

kept time on the ride cymbal

created “clatter” on the snare drum

pushed the soloist with added accents

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The R&B style most closely associated with jazz was:

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blues crooners

blues shouters

electric blues

jump blues

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Live radio broadcasts increased the popularity of big band Jazz around the United States throughout the 1930s.

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True

False

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Count Basie’s Orchestra was known for its performance of:

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The “jungle effect”

head arrangements

ragtime

extended form pieces

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Lester Young’s musical approach had a dominant influence on what 1950s jazz style?

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bebop

hard bop

modal jazz

cool jazz

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The European musician who is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time was:

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Django Reinhardt

Charlie Christian

John Hammond

Stephanie Grappelli

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The best and most renowned rhythm section in the swing era played in the band led by:

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Duke Ellington

Jelly Roll Morton

Count Basie

Benny Goodman

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Which of the following venues acted as a laboratory for the development of bebop?

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Cotton Club

Savoy Ballroom

Roseland Ballroom

Minton’s Playhouse

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Who was known as the “King of Swing” throughout the 1930s?

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Count Basie

Duke Ellington

Benny Goodman

Fletcher Henderson

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The most imitated improviser, and most important saxophonist in jazz history was:

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Charlie Parker

Lester Young

Ben Webster

Louis Jordon

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Because bebop was played at faster tempos than swing, it used simpler melodies.

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True

False

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Both bebop and Ellington’s extended forms during the 1940s represent different versions of innovation and complexity:

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True

False

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The singer who is considered the greatest and most influential vocalist in jazz history was:

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Sarah Vaughan

Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald

Louis Armstrong