Jazz History Final

In what years did the American Federation of Musicians ban their members from recording?

1942–1944

Thelonious Monk is one of the most significant architects of Bebop. Name the other two musicians most credited with the invention of Bebop.

Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk had a residency at a famous club in Harlem where jazz musicians experimented with Bebop after hours. What is the name of this club?

Minton’s Playhouse

Name the Cuban percussionist that introduced Dizzy Gillespie to Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Chano Pozo

What is the name of the technique in which lyrics are composed and added to pre-existing jazz melodies and music?

Vocalese

Who is widely regarded as the greatest scat singer in the history of jazz?

Ella Fitzgerald

Name the first significant electric guitarist of Bebop.

Charlie Christian

During the Bebop Era, jazz departed from the melody - solo - melody format. True or False

False

Max Roach and Dexter Gordon were two of the most significant Bebop musicians. (True/False)

False

Bebop is more about artistry, and less about entertainment. (True/False)

True

What was the first important post-bebop jazz group?

Miles Davis Nonet

“West Coast Jazz” is commonly known by what other name?

Cool Jazz

What famous West Coast pianist/bandleader released the 1959 classic Time Out?

Dave Brubeck

What type of music combines European classical, jazz, and Brazilian influences?

Bossa Nova

In 1954, pianist Horace Silver formed the Jazz Messengers with which drummer?

Art Blakey

Name two other members of the Miles Davis First Quintet (besides Miles Davis).

John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones

Sonny Rollins’ album Saxophone Colossus was influenced by calypso music. (True/False)

True

Jimmy Smith is most responsible for making the organ a bona fide jazz instrument. (True/False)

True

Lennie Tristano is most responsible for inventing the fugue. (True/False)

False

A substyle of hard bop that drew heavily from R&B influences and artists like Ray Charles was called modal jazz. (True/False)

False

Name the artist and album title for one of four historically significant albums released in 1959.

Timeout: Dave Burbeck

Name the drummer known for collaborating with Abbey Lincoln on the album We Insist!

Max Roach

What musical device features a repeated phrase often used to link two sections of a composition?

Vamp

Name one member of the Miles Davis Second Quintet (besides Miles Davis) and their instrument.

Herbie Hancock - Piano

Name one member of the John Coltrane Quartet (besides John Coltrane) and their instrument.

Jimmy Garrisson - Bass

Name the technique where a player produces more than one note at a time on a wind instrument.

Multiphonics

John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme is characterized as "spiritual Jazz." (True/False)

False

Keith Jarrett recorded several albums of completely spontaneous piano improvisations. (True/False)

True

Freddie Hubbard grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. (True/False)

True

Herbie Hancock wanted jazz musicians who could play funk for his album Head Hunters. (True/False)

False

Which music critic wrote Stomping the Blues?

Albert Murray

Which leading tenor saxophonist of the 1980s used the EWI?

Michael Brecker

Identify the Minnesota-born musician known for leading a significant big band.

Maria Schneider

What group of jazz musicians emerged in the 1980s?

The Young Lions

According to the neo-traditionalist jazz movement, jazz must contain blues elements, swing rhythm, and what other?

Acoustic Instrumentation

What Missouri-born jazz guitarist taught at Berklee at age 19?

Pat Metheny

In 1987, what club revived the New York Downtown Scene?

The Knitting Factory

Wynton Marsalis left Juilliard to pursue a band career. (True/False)

True

Who became artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in 1997?

Wynton Marsalis

What filmmaker produced a comprehensive jazz documentary in 2001?

Ken Burns

Name the Portland musician who mixes jazz, hip-hop, soul, and more.

Esperanza Spalding

Who replaced Wynton Marsalis in the Jazz Messengers in 1982?

Terence Blanchard

Which trumpeter from New Orleans advocated for the term "Black American Music"?

Nicholas Payton

The "Belonging" Quartet was led by which American pianist?

Keith Jarrett

Who released Diamond in the Rough in 1990?

Roy Hargrove

Wordless vocalization has faded from modern jazz. (True/False)

False

Brad Mehldau studied at the New School in 1988. (True/False)

True