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History of Jazz (Swing Quiz)
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1Was Swing (or "big band era") the most popular style in jazz history?
- ATrue
- BFalse
2What was the preferred instrumentation for swing music?
- ACombo
- BBig Bands
- CSoloists
3Banjos, guitars, and flutes were common in swing?
- ATrue
- BFalse
4Bass appeared more often in swing?
- ATrue
- BFalse
5High-hat cymbals WERE NOT used more in swing?
- ATrue
- BFalse
6Collective improvisation was ________ in swing.
- Acommon
- Bincluded
- Crare
7Swing music (rhythmic) feeling was smoother?
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Swing musicians showed a higher level of instrumental proficiency in terms of _______.
- Aspeed
- Bagility
- Ctone control
- Dplaying in tune
- EAll of above
9How many musicians would a big bang include?
- A5
- B8
- C11
- D10 or >
10Are saxophones strictly brass instruments?
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Sax section was often called the "________".
- Awoodwinds
- Brythm
- Creed section
12The alto and tenor saxophones were rarely used saxes.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13Saxophonists usually stick with one instrument throughout a big band performance.
- ATrue
- BFalse
14Size of trumpet section varied from _____ to _____ players.
Trombone section ranged from _____ to ____ players.- A2 to 5
1 to 5 - B3 to 7
1 to 4
- A2 to 5
15Big bands relied on written arrangements; it was not necessary for combo groups.
- ATrue
- BFalse
16What was the general setup of a big band performance?
- AMelodies played by the entire band in unison or harmony, then jazz improv with both rhythm section and finally riffs.
- BJazz improv with both rhythm section, riffs, and finally melodies.
17Did rhythm section contain banjo, cello, and piano?
- ATrue
- BFalse
18Although pianist in rhythm section played melodies ... not just chords and embellishments ... and played in stride style ... COMPING was not the COMMON accompaniment style during the SWING ERA.
- ATrue
- BFalse
19Guitar and bass were usually assigned timekeeping.
Guitarist strummed one chord on each beat (rhythm guitar style).
Bassist played a note on the first and third of every four beats (two-beat style) or every beat (walking style).- ATrue
- BFalse
20band drummers tended not to play new or provacative rhythms that ran counter to the horn lines.
- ATrue
- BFalse
21What are some facts about Roy Eldridge?
- ADid not die young
- BHe was a trumpeter
- CAdvanced improvisers of the swing era, linked between swing and modern jazz.
- DStyle of playing was fiery and aggressive.
- EDemonstrated that long, sinewy lines were possible on trumpet. These, though easy to execute on saxophone, do not lend themselves to the mechanics of the trumpet.
- FAll of the above!
22What are some facts about Coleman Hawkins?
- ADid not die young.
- BBeing a jazz tenor saxophonist.
- CHe made the saxophone famous(brand), being the most popular instruments in jazz.
- DHe is a harmonic improviser rather than a melodic improviser.
- EAll of the above!
23What are some facts about Count Basie?
- ADid not die young.
- BLong time Band Leader (1937-unitl death)
- CStride style pianist
- DHe led the first rhythm section in jazz history
- ERhythm swung smooth and relaxed way.
- FAll of the above!
24Count Basie Rhythm included:
Basie (Himself, Pianist)
Freddie Green (Rhythm guitar)
Walter Page (string bass)
Jo Jones (drums)- ATrue
- BFalse
25Comping is playing piano by accompanying chords as accents behind the soloist.
- ATrue
- BFalse
26Was Count Basie and Lester Young famous for Kansas City Style?
- ATrue
- BFalse
27Kansas City Style arrangements were based on short musical riffs that were repeated again and again.
- ATrue
- BFalse
28Head Arrangements are spontaneously created riffs during a performance, learned by ear, and kept in the heads of players. This is basics of Kansas City riff band Style.
- ATrue
- BFalse
29What are some facts about Lester Young?
- ADid not die young
- BTenor Saxophone player
- CNN was "Pres or Prez"
- DStyle of playing can be modeled as being modern jazz or cool jazz.
- ETrumpeters and guitarists were inspired by the way he improv.
- FOne of the five most influential saxophone players in jazz history.
- GYoung offered a clear alternative to the heavy tone, fast vibrato, and complicated style of Coleman Hawkins.
- HAll of the above!
30What are some facts about Billie Holiday?
- ADied Early @ 44 yrs. old
- BNN was "Lady Day"
- CNot really a blues singer----more on pop and show tunes.
- DHas toured with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Count Basie.
- EAll of the above!
31What are some facts about Ella Fitzgerald?
- ADid not die young
- BMost outstanding nonoperatic singer of the 20th century.
- CMaster of swing eighth notes and perfect timing of syncopation gave her singing rhythmic effect---hornmen.
- DHer first number one single was "A-Tisket-A-Tasket" with the Chick Webb Band.
- EHer tone spanned the unusually wide range of 3 and a half octaves.
- FNot melodramatic when it comes to her singing, she's cheerful.
- GScat Singer.
- HShe was able to imitate instrument tunes using her voice.
- IAll of the above!
32What are some facts about Art Tatum?
- ADied early, at 46 yrs. old
- BPianist
- CStride style
- DMaster at spontaneously adding and changing chords during his performance of pop tunes (this is called Substitution).
- EAll of the above!
33What are some facts about Benny Goodman?
- ADid not die young
- BBandleader
- CClarinet player
- DAll of the above!
34Are all these true about Duke Ellington?
Did not die young
Bandleader, pianist, and composer
Ellington's group was the most stable and longest-lived big band in jazz history.
Single most creative and prolific composer arranger in jazz history.
Wrote more than 2000 compositions and many arrangements and rearrangements. Had recordd more than any other group.
Piano tunes were stride style
Wrote 100s of instrumentals. Some of them paint musical portraits of famous personalities. Others paint musical pictures of places.
Widely acclaimed for having taken jazz into the format of "extended works"
"voicing across sections of the band"
"voicing across sections of the band"- ATrue
- BFalse
35What was important for big bands?
- AProvide dance music.
- BElabrate costumes
- CShowy staging
- DHaving several singers
- EAll of the above!
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