Exam 2 Flashcards
Swing dominated American popular music from:
About 1935-1945
Swing became a national phenomenon in part due to:
Network radio broadcasts
The bandleader considered the King of Swing, was:
Benny Goodman
Jazz as Swing became popular music in part because:
it became more predictable, and emphasized ensemble textures
A “soundie” is:
A short film showing musicians in performance
A typical Swing-era big band included how many players?
around 14 to 16 players
A band that operated in a relatively limited geographical area was called a:
Territory Band
Who led a territory band?
Count Basie
Whose band reformed as the Count Basie Orchestra?
Benny Moten’s
Basie band’s book included:
riff-based head arrangements and the blues
Basie’s piano style can be described as:
lightweight and understated
Much of the Basie band’s appeal came from:
precision and drive of rhythm section
First major soloist to play the amplified guitar?
Charlie Christian
Talent agent who discovered Billie Holiday and sponsored Count Basie:
John Hammond
Which drummer of “Sing, Sing, Sing” got busted for marijuana?
Gene Krupa
Tenor saxophonist who played in a laid-black unhurried “cool” style?
Lester Young
Street in NYC most associated with jazz 30s-50s?
52nd Street
Which of these is NOT a club performance important in Swing history?
Roseland Ballroom
Important music technique that aided “jungle” music?
Growl trumpet
Blanton-Webster Band is a colloquial name for this early 40s band:
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Most influential Swing Era vocalist?
Billie Holiday
Why was Strange Fruit controversial?
It protested killing black men in the South and Midwest
Most big bands also included smaller ensembles, in order to:
Give larger group a break during intermissions, make independent recordings, feature famous soloists
Pianist/composer/arranger that became Duke’s “alter ego”?
Billy Strayhorn
Typical Swing Era big band brass section?
Four trumpets and three trombones
Original Benny Goodman trio?
Benny, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa
Time keeping sample?
Ride rhythm
White bandleader ___ showcased Teddy Wilson, like ___ did for Billie Holiday:
Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw
What represents ways that Duke’s music showed the influence of Western art?
Use of impressionist harmonies from Debussy and Ravel, extended-length tone poems, Arrangements of classical works
Which recordings taken from the D2L playlist does NOT feature Benny Goodman?
“The Stampede”
Goodman’s Sing Sing Sing was based, partially, on a Tin Pan Alley hit by Luis Prima. TF?
True
Soloists in jazz might trade 2’s and 4’s, but never 8’s!
False
Intonation: band members checking to make sure they do not stand out in volume
False
You can only play “hot” or “sweet”, never both!
False
“Soli” means solos heard during the performance.
NO
