mus 307 jazz appreciation all ICQs

A walking base line

The even 8th rhythmic feel contains all of the following EXCEPT

Jazz slang for the chord progression to a song

The definition of "changes" is

Four eight measure sections; with the first, second, and fourth sections being the same

AABA form is

Bebop, Cool, Hard Bop

The correct chronological order of the eras listed below is:

Trombone

Which of these instruments is NOT a rhythm section instrument?

Trumpet and alto saxophone instrumentation

All of the following are characteristics of Hard Bop EXCEPT:

Walk or to play a repetitive pattern

The primary role of the bass in the rhythm section is to:

Passive drumming

Art Blakey and his band were known for all of the following EXCEPT:

Drums

Art Blakey played the

Sometimes called "East Coast" jazz

All of the following are features of Cool jazz except:

Piano

Dave Brubeck played the:

Alto saxophone

Cannonball Adderley played the:

Shaw 'Nuff

The song on Deep Listening 1 that features Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker is:

Horace Silver

All of the following are associated with the Cool era except:

Lyrical melodies/improvisations

All of the following are musical features of Bebop except:

He studied music thoroughly in school.

Which of the following statements about Chet Baker is not accurate?

The length of the recordings

The aural differences between Cool and Bebop discussed in class include all of the following except:

Antonio Carlos Jobim

The composer that wrote "Girl From Ipanema" was:

Baritone Saxophone

Gerry Mulligan played the:

Unwilling to educate others

Aspects of Dizzy Gillespie's life included all of the following except:

Minton's Playhouse

The name of the club that was important to the development of bebop was:

Dizzy Gillespie

The bebop bandleader responsible for bringing African rhythms into jazz was:

The Champ

The song that contains a great example of Dizzy's scat singing is:

Even 8th vs. Swing Rhythmic Feel

The three major aural differences between bebop and swing include all of the following except:

Miles Davis

All of the following musicians/vocalists worked with Count Basie except for

4 trumpets; 4 trombones; 5 saxophones; rhythm section

The big band instrumentation is:

Records and radio

The two most important ways music of the Swing Era got to the public was:

Benny Goodman

The most prominent clarinetist in the Swing Era was:

Racial Protest

Billie Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" is an example of:

Mood Music

The Ellington category that features "writing across the sections" is:

Picture Painting

"Harlem Airshaft" is an example of Ellington's:

Low tom-toms and growling sounds

All of the following are features of Count Basie's band except for:

Standards

The Ellington category that used AABA forms often was:

1920s

The Louis Armstrong recordings that are the most highly regarded by jazz critics were made in the:

Emphasis on drums

European influences on jazz included all of the following except for:

Louis Armstrong

The inventor of scat singing was:

Madness In Great Ones

An example of a song from Ellington's "extended form" category is:

Trumpet, saxophone, trombone front line

All of the following are features of Early Jazz except for:

One chord for a long period of time

The primary feature of modal jazz is:

Frequent use of the upper register

All of the following are musical features of Miles Davis except:

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis' landmark album that solidified the modal jazz style was:

Bill Evans

The pianist that was important to Miles Davis' modal approach was:

1960s

Miles' Second Great Quintet worked with him in the:

Giant Steps album

John Coltrane selections from the MODAL category include all of the following except:

Giant Steps

The five categories of Miles Davis' music include all of the following except:

Duke Ellington

The artist who recorded the version of "Ko-Ko" that is on Deep Listening 2 was:

Jean Pierre

The Miles Davis song that we listened to from his "Post-Retirement Fusion" category is:

Free/Fusion

The three categories of John Coltrane's music include all of the following except:

Bebop

Eras that influenced Mingus included all of the following except:

One chord for a long period of time

Coltrane's modal category featured:

Thelonious Monk

Which artist recorded "Misterioso?"

A Love Supreme

The album that described Coltrane's spiritual journey was titled:

Ascension

John Coltrane's Free Jazz album that we listened to in class was called:

Bill Evans

The piano player whose sound was described as "crystal notes" was:

surprise

Monk's music has been described as a combination of logic and ________.

Bebop

Eras that influenced Mingus included all of the following except:

angry

Mingus' personality could best be described as:

Autumn Leaves

The spotlight song that demonstrated the interactive trio of Bill Evans was titled:

Keith Jarrett

One of the pianists we listened to in class that was known for leading an interactive trio was:

Actual Proof

Chick Corea songs we listened to include all of the following except for:

More improvisation in fusion

The major differences discussed to help hear the difference between acoustic jazz and fusion include all of the following except for:

Keith Jarrett

Fusion era artists include all of the following except for:

Heavy rock influences

John McLaughlin's music is known for:

Weather Report

The fusion band we listened to that had African influences and fretless bass was:

Pat Metheny

The fusion guitarist that uses a great deal of technology and electronic devices is:

Charles Mingus

The artist who recorded "Fables of Faubus" was:

Some Skunk Funk

All of the following are Weather Report selections except for:

Michael Brecker

Many people feel the most influential saxophonist after John Coltrane was: