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1. Which swing band was featured in the famous Carnegie Hall Concert of 1938?
2. In 1937, the Count Basie Band featured two singers: Jimmy Rushing and who?
3. The energetic and laid-back styles of tenor saxophone were popularized by whom?
4. Which swing band drummer was said to play 'like the wind'?
5. Who was often introduced on radio as his mama's 'harmful little armful'?
6. Which of the following artists did NOT play in a band that hailed from Kansas City?
7. Which trumpet player is one of the fathers of 'bebop'?
8. Which Harlem stride pianist wrote 'The Charleston'?
9. Which band had the 'All-American Rhythm Section'?
10. In the late 1930's, who led the house band at the Savoy in Harlem?
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