Introduction to Jazz Exam V "Bebop/Cool Jazz"

1. The "classic period" refers to
a. all jazz styles after World War II.
b. only jazz styles that involve improvisation.
c. jazz music that swings and has improvisation.
d. the music from early jazz and swing eras.

the music from early jazz and swing eras

2. Which statement is most true?
a. Bebop was an overnight sensation.
b. Bebop developed out of swing music.
c. Bebop performances were primarily written out.
d. Bebop is the last style of the "classic period" of jazz history.

Bebop developed out of swing music

3. The musical vocabulary of modern jazz was established during the
a. days of the earliest blues.
b. early jazz period.
c. swing era.
d. bebop period.

bebop period

4. Both early jazz and bebop were
a. highly arranged styles of jazz.
b. performed by big bands.
c. performed by small combos.
d. played at lightning-fast tempos.

performed by small combos

5. Which of the following is not true? Bebop musicians often
a. lacked the technical skills to perform the music effectively.
b. created new tunes using chord changes of existing tunes.
c. added and substituted new chords to a tune's existing chord progression.
d. left listeners hanging with unresolved melodic lines.

lacked the technical skills to perform the music effectively

6. Which of the following is not true about bebop drummers?
a. They did more than act as timekeepers.
b. They provided smooth, predictable rhythms suitable for dancing.
c. They interacted with and responded to the soloists.
d. They added elements of surprise such as "dropping bombs."

They provided smooth, predictable rhythms suitable for dancing

7. Charlie Parker played the
a. piano
b. trumpet
c. tenor saxophone
d. alto saxophone

alto saxophone

8. Parker's nickname was
a. Professor.
b. Pops.
c. Bird.
d. Doc.

Bird

9. What jazz club was named in honor of Parker?
a. Birdland
b. Doc's Office
c. Pops Goes the Weasel
d. The Cap n' Gown

Birdland

10. Parker is credited with
a. keeping time on the suspended ride cymbal.
b. establishing the vocabulary for modern jazz.
c. relieving jazz of the stiff rhythms associated with ragtime.
d. creating a popular style that fused jazz with the bossa nova.

establishing the vocabulary for modern jazz

11. So many musicians imitated Parker that jazz journalists soon complained about a lack of originality and freshness among musicians.
a) True
b) False

True

12. Three innovative jazz trumpeters were Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge and
a. Count Basie.
b. Coleman Hawkins.
c. Dizzy Gillespie.
d. Art Tatum.

Dizzy Gillespie

13. Which of the following is an original Gillespie composition?
a. "Honeysuckle Rose"
b. "Mood Indigo"
c. "Now's the Time"
d. "A Night In Tunisia"

"A Night In Tunisia"

14. Gillespie was one of the first jazz composers to use
a. Latin rhythms in modern jazz.
b. collective improvisation.
c. long passages of silence in his improvisations.
d. riffs and head arrangements.

Latin rhythms in modern jazz

15. When improvising, Gillespie
a. turned his back on the audience.
b. quoted snatches of popular tunes.
c. rarely played in the trumpet's upper register.
d. simultaneously played a walking bass line.

quoted snatches of popular tunes

16. Thelonious Monk played the
a. drums.
b. electric guitar.
c. bass.
d. piano

piano

17. Which of the following statements is true about Monk's playing?
a. His improvisation was an endless stream of overlapping melodic ideas.
b. As an accompanist, he left long passages of silence under the soloist.
c. His playing was rarely quirky and playful.
d. His fluid playing left listeners feeling settled and comfortable.

As an accompanist, he left long passages of silence under the soloist

18. Art Tatum and Charlie Parker greatly influenced the playing of pianist,
a. Bud Powell.
b. Dexter Gordon.
c. Sarah Vaughan.
d. Thelonious Monk

Bud Powell

19. Bud Powell mastered the art of comping a style which had been used during the swing era by
a. Ella Fitzgerald.
b. Lester Young.
c. Count Basie.
d. Roy Eldridge.

Count Basie

20. Which pianist developed the style of comping that pianists still use today to accompany their own solos?
a. Bud Powell
b. Duke Ellington
c. Count Basie
d. Mary Lou Williams

Bud Powell

21. Powell's left hand inserted brief, sporadically placed 2- and 3- note chords that reduced his
statement of harmony to the barest minimum.
a) True
b) False

True

22. Dexter Gordon and Stan Getz were two prominent bebop
a. singers.
b. pianists.
c. dancers.
d. tenor saxophonists.

tenor saxophonists

23. During the 60's Stan Getz enjoyed success and popularity playing
a. country music.
b. bossa nova.
c. classical music.
d. black soul music.

bossa nova

24. Although she was an accomplished pianist, Sarah Vaughan is best remembered as a
a. vocalist.
b. bassist.
c. trumpeter.
d. drummer.

vocalist

25. Which of the following tunes was a big hit for Vaughan?
a. "A-Tisket-A-Tasket"
b. "God Bless the Child"
c. "Broken Hearted Melody"
d. "Manteca"

Broken Hearted Melody

26. With her exceptional timbre, range, and control, Vaughan's voice was often compared to the sound of
a. a husky baritone saxophone.
b. an opera singer.
c. Coleman Hawkins' tenor saxophone.
d. Bix Beiderbecke's trumpet.

an opera singer

27. While bebop was never as popular with the general public as swing,
a. original tunes by bebop musicians often sold quite well.
b. tunes with complex harmonies appealed to a broad segment of the population.
c. some bebop tunes with elements of swing enjoyed commercial success.
d. it would have had greater appeal as instrumental music instead of vocal music.

some bebop tunes with elements of swing enjoyed commercial success

28. Which of the following is true about Bebop:
a. Preferred instrumentation was the big band instead of the small combo.
b. Average tempo was slower.
c. Bebop musicians enjoyed leaving phrases in tunes suspended or unresolved.
d. Instrumental virtuosity was not a priority for bebop players.

Bebop musicians enjoyed leaving phrases in tunes suspended or unresolved

29. What is the correct order of jazz styles covered so far?
a. Swing, cool, bebop, early jazz
b. Bebop, swing, early jazz, cool
c. Early jazz, swing, bebop, cool
d. Early jazz, bebop, swing, cool

Early jazz, swing, bebop, cool

30. Aspects of cool jazz can be traced back to the relaxed piano style of swing-era pianist,
a. Duke Ellington
b. James P. Johnson
c. Art Tatum
d. Count Basie

Count Basie

31. Many cool musicians were greatly influenced by swing-era saxophonist,
a. Count Basie.
b. Roy Eldridge.
c. Lester Young.
d. Duke Ellington.

Lester Young

32. West Coast Jazz specifically referred to the styles of cool jazz develop by musicians living in
a. Chicago.
b. California.
c. Louisiana.
d. Boston.

California

33. Lennie Tristano played
a. piano.
b. trumpet.
c. French horn.
d. drums.

piano

34. Lennie Tristano was greatly influenced by
a. Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie.
b. Billie Holiday and Benny Goodman.
c. Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.
d. Art Tatum and Lester Young.

Art Tatum and Lester Young

35. Lee Konitz studied and recorded with
a. Claude Thornhill.
b. Dave Brubeck.
c. Lennie Tristano.
d. Miles Davis.

Lennie Tristano

36. What instrument does Lee Konitz play?
a. Piano
b. Alto saxophone
c. Guitar
d. Bass

Alto saxophone

37. Konitz's playing was different from bebop alto saxophonist,
a. Charlie Parker.
b. Johnny Hodges.
c. Lester Young.
d. Dexter Gordon.

Charlie Parker

38. The "Birth of the Cool" band was an ensemble organized by
a. Gerry Mulligan.
b. Miles Davis.
c. Dave Brubeck.
d. Stan Kenton.

Miles Davis

39. How many musicians were in the "Birth of the Cool" band?
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 13

9

40. What 'unusual' instruments were included in the "Birth of the Cool" band?
a. Piccolo and English horn
b. Celeste and cello
c. Peruvian harp and guitarron
d. French horn and tuba

French horn and tuba

41. Gerry Mulligan played the
a. trumpet.
b. tenor saxophone.
c. baritone saxophone.
d. piano.

baritone saxophone

42. Gerry Mulligan was also an arranger for which ensemble?
a. Count Basie Band
b. "Birth of the Cool" band
c. Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
d. Duke Ellington Band

"Birth of the Cool" band

43. Mulligan formed a series of quartets that did not include
a. piano.
b. bass.
c. drums.
d. trumpet.

piano

44. What instrument does Dave Brubeck play?
a. Drums
b. Tenor saxophone
c. Piano
d. Trumpet

Piano

45. Brubeck was best known for composing music with unusual
a. instrumentation.
b. meters.
c. harmonies.
d. tone colors.

meters

46. What is the name of one of Brubeck's most popular albums?
a. Time and Time Again
b. It's About Time!
c. Time
d. Time Out

Time Out

47. Stan Kenton was the leader of
a. one of the most successful post-war big bands.
b. a series of piano-less quartets.
c. a six-piece ensemble dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk.
d. the "Birth of the Cool" band.

one of the most successful post-war big bands

48. Which of the following is not an accurate description of Kenton's ensemble?
a. Very loud
b. Large brass section
c. Relaxed swinging groove
d. Arrangements over solos.

Relaxed swinging groove

49. Kenton helped establish
a. a pension fund for retired jazz musicians.
b. stage band programs in high schools and colleges.
c. the annual 26K Jazz Marathon in New York City.
d. a foundation to sponsor jazz education in prison.

stage band programs in high schools and colleges

50. Which jazz musician dubbed his music "progressive jazz" ?
a) Duke Ellington
b) Stan Kenton
c) Louis Armstrong
d) Count Basie

Stan Kenton

51. Some of the instruments that are included in the work "Parker's Mood" are:
a) Violin, viola, Cello
b) Oboe, Clarinet, bassoon
c) Piano, bass, alto saxophone
d) None of the above

c) Piano, bass, alto saxophone

52. The work "Subconscious -Lee" by Lee Konitz uses the following instruments:
a) Alto sax, guitar, piano, bass, drums
b) Tenor sax, guitar, piano, bass, drums
c) Clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba
d) None of the above

a) Alto sax, guitar, piano, bass, drums.

53. Which of the following instruments are included in the work "Leap Frog"?
a) Cornet, trombone, tuba
b) Flute, oboe, clarinet
c) Marimba, woodblock, cowbell
d) Alto sax, trumpet, drums

d) Alto sax, trumpet, drums

54. In the work "Get Happy" by Bud Powell there is extensive use of chord changes:
a) True
b) False

b) False

55. The instruments used in the work "Get Happy" are:
a) Trumpet, trombone, tuba
b) Piano, bass, drums
c) Alto sax, tenor sax, guitar
d) All of the above

b) Piano, bass, drums