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Jazz Flashcards

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1
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What did jazz borrow from African music?

A

Improvisation, complex rythms, and singing style

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What did jazz borrow from European music?

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The instruments of the marching band, and the European system of harmony

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How many musicians in a typical Dixieland band?

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7-8

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What was Louis Armstrong’s nickname?

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Satchmo

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What is scat singing?

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Nonsense words used to sing jazz solos

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What is the most popular style of jazz in jazz history?

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Swing/Bigband

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What are the 8 instruments in a normal Bigband?

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Trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, bass, guitar, drums, and vocals

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What instrument does Duke Ellington play?

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Piano

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What style of jazz did the Duke Ellington Orchestra play?

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Swing/Bigband

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10
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What was William Basie’s nickname?

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The Count

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What instrument did Count Basie play?

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Piano

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What was Lester Young’s nickname and who gave it to him?

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His nickname Prez, was given to him by Billy Holiday

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13
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Which style of jazz was not composed for dancing?

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Bebop

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14
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What does prestissimo mean?

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An extremely fast tempo

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What was unusual about the way Dizzy Gillespie looked while he played the trumpet?

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He had his cheeks puffed up like a blowfish, and the bell bent upwards

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16
Q

Charlie Parker’s style was _________ by many musicians

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imitated

17
Q

What was Charlie Parker’s nickname, and how did he get it?

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Bird, because he loved chicken

18
Q

Which statement is not true about Bird ___________

A

Charlie Parker lived a healthy lifestyle

19
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What instrument did Miles Davis play?

A

Trumpet

20
Q

Which style of jazz did Miles Davis not make popular?

A

Swing/Bigband

21
Q

What instruments did John Coltrane play as a child?

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Clarinet and saxophone

22
Q

What is the most popular style of jazz today?

A

Smooth jazz

23
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What style of jazz borrowed from rock?

A

Fusion

24
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Which style of jazz borrows from pop music?

A

Smooth jazz

25
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What did you learn during the unit?

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