Exam 2

Question 1

Swing dominated American popular music from:

Answer 1

About 1935-1945

Question 2

Swing became a national phenomenon in part due to:

Answer 2

Network radio broadcasts

Question 3

The bandleader considered the King of Swing, was:

Answer 3

Benny Goodman

Question 4

Jazz as Swing became popular music in part because:

Answer 4

it became more predictable, and emphasized ensemble textures

Question 5

A “soundie” is:

Answer 5

A short film showing musicians in performance

Question 6

A typical Swing-era big band included how many players?

Answer 6

around 14 to 16 players

Question 7

A band that operated in a relatively limited geographical area was called a:

Answer 7

Territory Band

Question 8

Who led a territory band?

Answer 8

Count Basie

Question 9

Whose band reformed as the Count Basie Orchestra?

Answer 9

Benny Moten’s

Question 10

Basie band’s book included:

Answer 10

riff-based head arrangements and the blues

Question 11

Basie’s piano style can be described as:

Answer 11

lightweight and understated

Question 12

Much of the Basie band’s appeal came from:

Answer 12

precision and drive of rhythm section

Question 13

First major soloist to play the amplified guitar?

Answer 13

Charlie Christian

Question 14

Talent agent who discovered Billie Holiday and sponsored Count Basie:

Answer 14

John Hammond

Question 15

Which drummer of “Sing, Sing, Sing” got busted for marijuana?

Answer 15

Gene Krupa

Question 16

Tenor saxophonist who played in a laid-black unhurried “cool” style?

Answer 16

Lester Young

Question 17

Street in NYC most associated with jazz 30s-50s?

Answer 17

52nd Street

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a club performance important in Swing history?

Answer 18

Roseland Ballroom

Question 19

Important music technique that aided “jungle” music?

Answer 19

Growl trumpet

Question 20

Blanton-Webster Band is a colloquial name for this early 40s band:

Answer 20

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Question 21

Most influential Swing Era vocalist?

Answer 21

Billie Holiday

Question 22

Why was Strange Fruit controversial?

Answer 22

It protested killing black men in the South and Midwest

Question 23

Most big bands also included smaller ensembles, in order to:

Answer 23

Give larger group a break during intermissions, make independent recordings, feature famous soloists

Question 24

Pianist/composer/arranger that became Duke’s “alter ego”?

Answer 24

Billy Strayhorn

Question 25

Typical Swing Era big band brass section?

Answer 25

Four trumpets and three trombones

Question 26

Original Benny Goodman trio?

Answer 26

Benny, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa

Question 27

Time keeping sample?

Answer 27

Ride rhythm

Question 28

White bandleader ___ showcased Teddy Wilson, like ___ did for Billie Holiday:

Answer 28

Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw

Question 29

What represents ways that Duke’s music showed the influence of Western art?

Answer 29

Use of impressionist harmonies from Debussy and Ravel, extended-length tone poems, Arrangements of classical works

Question 30

Which recordings taken from the D2L playlist does NOT feature Benny Goodman?

Answer 30

“The Stampede”

Question 31

Goodman’s Sing Sing Sing was based, partially, on a Tin Pan Alley hit by Luis Prima. TF?

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Soloists in jazz might trade 2’s and 4’s, but never 8’s!

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Intonation: band members checking to make sure they do not stand out in volume

Answer 33

False

Question 34

You can only play “hot” or “sweet”, never both!

Answer 34

False

Question 35

“Soli” means solos heard during the performance.

Answer 35

NO