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Quiz about A Review of the History of Jazz 2

A Review of the History of Jazz 2 Quiz

The first "Review of the History of Jazz" quiz only reflected jazz history through the Swing Era. This quiz will begin there, and go beyond! Have Fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bartok1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Bartok1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,528

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
491

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was Duke Ellington's first and long time drummer? Hint

Sonny Greer

Buddy Rich

Chick Webb

Gene Krupa

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Duke Ellington's most prolific collaborator? Hint

Billy Strayhorn

Count Basie

Sammy Nestico

Sonny Greer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was "Lady Day"? Hint

Ella Fitzgerald

Billie Holiday

Sarah Vaughn

Dinah Washington

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Question 4 of 10

4. In whose swing band did Dizzy Gillespie play? Hint

Count Basie

Woody Herman

Duke Ellington

Cab Calloway

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whom did Dizzy Gillespie collaborate with to invent be-bop? Hint

Louis Armstrong

Lenny Tristano

Charlie Parker

Cab Calloway

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Charlie Parker's nickname? Hint

Hawk

Birdland

Yardbird

The Prez

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played piano in the house band at Minton's? Hint

Bud Powell

Teddy Wilson

Richie Powell

Thelonious Monk

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the ground breaking album recorded in 1949 by the Miles Davis Nonet that usherred in a new era of jazz? Hint

Miles Smiles

Kind of Blue

Birth of the Cool

Milestones

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Question 9 of 10

9. Gil Evans was partly responsible for the sound of cool jazz through his many compositions and arrangements.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these players was the trumpet player who died young (age 26) in a tragic car accident? Hint

Clifford Brown

Louis Armstrong

Dizzy Gillespie

Roy Eldridge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Duke Ellington's first and long time drummer?

Answer: Sonny Greer

Sonny Greer played with Duke Ellington in the Washingtonians.

2. Who was Duke Ellington's most prolific collaborator?

Answer: Billy Strayhorn

Billy Strayhorn wrote such famous hits as "Take the 'A' Train", which he actually wrote riding said train on his way to meet Duke Ellington for the first time in Harlem.

3. Who was "Lady Day"?

Answer: Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday had one of the most unique voices in all of jazz history.

4. In whose swing band did Dizzy Gillespie play?

Answer: Cab Calloway

Dizzy used to make faces and throw things at Mr. Calloway while he wasn't looking.

5. Whom did Dizzy Gillespie collaborate with to invent be-bop?

Answer: Charlie Parker

Be-bop got its start in small, smokey clubs like Minotn's and Monroe's.

6. What was Charlie Parker's nickname?

Answer: Yardbird

Charlie "Yardbird" (or simply "Bird") Parker was so nicknamed because he would sit on his front porch in Kansas City playing his horn. Keeping him company were his chickens, or "Yardbirds" as they were referred to.

7. Who played piano in the house band at Minton's?

Answer: Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk helped define the sound of be-bop from his pedestal behind the piano at Minton's.

8. What was the ground breaking album recorded in 1949 by the Miles Davis Nonet that usherred in a new era of jazz?

Answer: Birth of the Cool

The new era of jazz was referred to as "cool" jazz, partly due to the title of the album.

9. Gil Evans was partly responsible for the sound of cool jazz through his many compositions and arrangements.

Answer: True

Gerry Mulligan also wrote many arrangements that became the basis for the "cool" sound.

10. Which of these players was the trumpet player who died young (age 26) in a tragic car accident?

Answer: Clifford Brown

Clifford was so good at the early age of 26, that people thought he would become another Dizzy Gillespie. In fact, many people thought he had already surpassed Diz. Unfortunately, his life was tragically cut short in a car wreck.

Source: Author Bartok1

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