jazz 2 Flashcards
What were territory bands?
bands that toured in the mid/south west
Who was Walter Page?
a bassist who led the Blue Devils
Walter Page is credited with developing the…..
walking bass
Kansas City bands were generally known for having arrangements that were….
riff based and blues focused
Who took over Bennie Moten’s band?
Count Basie
Who was the pianist/arrange for Andy Kirk’s Twelve Clouds of Joy?
Mary Lou Williams
What is boogie-woogie?
a style of piano playing that focuses on a driving left hand
“Big” Joe Turner is known for developing what style of singing?
barrelhouse boogie-woogie style
Joe turner, Pete Johnson, and Count Basie, were all “discovered” by which talent scout and social activist?
John Hammond
Count Basie’s style of piano playing can best be described as….
sparse, but effective
Aside from a group of talented soloists, Basie’s early band is best remembered for their…
rhythm section
Who was the star vocalist in Count Basie’s band?
Joe Williams
What was Lester Young’s nickname?
PREZ
Lester Young made many small group collaborations with singer…..
Billy Holiday
Lester young has mentioned saxophonist_____as being a bit inspiration for his approach to playing.
Frank Trumbauer
The big bands are generally divide into 2 sections, what are they?
melody instruments
rhythm section
What is the swing era roughly?
1935-1945
Which of the following are responsibilities of a big band side musician?
matching dynamics
It was common for bands to be racially integrated
FALSE
Which musicians did Benny Goodman integrate his band with?
TEDDY WILSON
LIONEL HAMPTON
In 1938, Benny Goodman’s band had a landmark performance at what famous venue?
CARNEGIE HALL
What instrument did Benny Goodman play?
clarinet
what instrument did Artie Shaw play?
clarinet
Which bandleader had a hit song with “In the Mood”?
Glenn Miller
What instrument did Tommy Dorsey play?
trombone
Tommy Dorsey also co-led a band with his brother…
JIMMY
What are the recordings known as the “Buddy Rich tapes”?
recordings of Buddy yelling at his band
All female big bands were uncommon during the swing era.
FALSE
Duke Ellingston’s manager, Irving Mills was also the manager for….
Ina Ray Hutton’s Melodears
Which all female band was formed at Piney WOods Country Life School?
THE INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM
WHich bandleader had a hit recording with “El Manisero” (the peanut Vendor) in 1930?
DON AZPIAZU
In addition to working as a musician in Washington D.C., Duke Ellington also had a…
sign painting business
Who was the trumpeter in Duke’s band that established a key sound?
“Bubber” Miley
Which of the following best describes Duke Ellington’s method of composing?
realizing his bands musical ideas
Who was Duke Ellington’s manager?
Irving Mills
What song is this, and where did the melodic material for this first section come from?
black and Tan fantasie- “Holy City”
Where did Duke’s band get the opportunity to be broadcasted on national radio?
the cotton club
Duke Ellington co-starred in the short film alongside Fredi Washington and his bandmates..
BLACK AND TAN
What instrument did Juan Tizol play for Duke Ellington’s band?
valve trombone
What was Billy Strayhorn’s role in Duke’s band?
arranger/composer
Which song became the band’s theme song after Billy Strayhorn joined the band?
Take the A train
What was Jimmy Blanton’s role in Duke’s band?
BASS
Duke Ellington’s “COTTON TAIL” featured a solo by….
BEN WEBSTER
“COTTON TAIL” is based off of the Gershwin song….
I’VE GOT RHYTHM
Duke Ellington premiered a large scale work at Carnegie Hall in 1943 called
BLACK, BROWN, AND BEIGE
Most swing era vocalists first started with as
BIG BANDS SINGERS
FEMALE BIG BAND VOCALISTS WERE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS…
canaries
Billy Holliday’s is best known for her use of____in her singing.
EMOTION
Billy Holliday had a close personal relationship with saxophonist___.
LESTER YOUNG
What was the name of the protest song associated best with Billy Holliday?
Strange Fruit
Ella Fitzgerald one of the few____of swing era vocalists.
improvisors
What was Ella Fitzgerald’s first breakout hit?
A TISKET A TASKET
Nat King Cole rose to fame a member of
his own piano trio
Nat King Cole had a hit in 1943 with
Straighten up and fly right
How is Frank Sinatra associated with jazz?
He came up singing in big bands
Louis Jordan pointed the way to the r&b style with his small group records with his group_____
THE TIMPANI FIVE
Dinah Washington had a pop hit with her rendition of____
what a diff’rence a day makes
what instrument does Charlie Parker play?
alto sax
What is Charlie Parker’s nickname?
BIRD
What instrument does Dizzy Gillespie play?
trumpet
What happened to Charlie Parker while at a jam session with Jo Jones?
Jones threw a cymbal at his feet
Which Kansas City band did Charlie Parker play with?
jay mcshann’s band
Whose band did Dizzy Gillespie start with?
Cab Calloway
Bebop was formed in….
SMALL NIGHT CLUBS
Why didn’t Miles Davis take a solo on the song “Koko”?
he didn’t feel ready
By the late 1940s Charlie Parker was making recordings and touring with….
a string section
Dizzy Gillespie’s big band was fusing together different styles in what he called…
cubop
Who was the percussionist that Dizzy Gillespie hired in his big band?
Chano Pozo
Who joined Charlie Parker’s band after Dizzy quit?
MILES DAVIS
Both Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk suffered from_____.
mental illness
Monk had a celebrated quartet with saxophonist____at the Five Spot in 1957.
John Coltrane
Monk’s style of playing can be best described as….
dissonant, unique
Bud Powell brother Richie was in which band?
CLIFFORD BROWN/MAX ROACH QUINTET
Bud Powell’s “Un poco loco” can best be described as….
a combination of bepop and Latin styles
woody herman’s post-war band was known as his
SECOND HERD
The four Brothers were Woody Herman’s
sax section
Tadd Dameron’s Orchestra featured influential trumpeter
Fats Navarro
