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What were territory bands?

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bands that toured in the mid/south west

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Who was Walter Page?

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a bassist who led the Blue Devils

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Walter Page is credited with developing the…..

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walking bass

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4
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Kansas City bands were generally known for having arrangements that were….

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riff based and blues focused

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Who took over Bennie Moten’s band?

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Count Basie

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Who was the pianist/arrange for Andy Kirk’s Twelve Clouds of Joy?

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Mary Lou Williams

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What is boogie-woogie?

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a style of piano playing that focuses on a driving left hand

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“Big” Joe Turner is known for developing what style of singing?

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barrelhouse boogie-woogie style

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Joe turner, Pete Johnson, and Count Basie, were all “discovered” by which talent scout and social activist?

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John Hammond

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10
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Count Basie’s style of piano playing can best be described as….

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sparse, but effective

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Aside from a group of talented soloists, Basie’s early band is best remembered for their…

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rhythm section

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12
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Who was the star vocalist in Count Basie’s band?

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Joe Williams

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13
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What was Lester Young’s nickname?

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PREZ

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Lester Young made many small group collaborations with singer…..

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Billy Holiday

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Lester young has mentioned saxophonist_____as being a bit inspiration for his approach to playing.

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Frank Trumbauer

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The big bands are generally divide into 2 sections, what are they?

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melody instruments

rhythm section

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17
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What is the swing era roughly?

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1935-1945

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18
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Which of the following are responsibilities of a big band side musician?

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matching dynamics

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19
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It was common for bands to be racially integrated

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FALSE

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20
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Which musicians did Benny Goodman integrate his band with?

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TEDDY WILSON

LIONEL HAMPTON

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In 1938, Benny Goodman’s band had a landmark performance at what famous venue?

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CARNEGIE HALL

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22
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What instrument did Benny Goodman play?

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clarinet

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23
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what instrument did Artie Shaw play?

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clarinet

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24
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Which bandleader had a hit song with “In the Mood”?

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Glenn Miller

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25
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What instrument did Tommy Dorsey play?

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trombone

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26
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Tommy Dorsey also co-led a band with his brother…

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JIMMY

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27
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What are the recordings known as the “Buddy Rich tapes”?

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recordings of Buddy yelling at his band

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28
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All female big bands were uncommon during the swing era.

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FALSE

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29
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Duke Ellingston’s manager, Irving Mills was also the manager for….

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Ina Ray Hutton’s Melodears

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30
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Which all female band was formed at Piney WOods Country Life School?

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THE INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM

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31
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WHich bandleader had a hit recording with “El Manisero” (the peanut Vendor) in 1930?

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DON AZPIAZU

32
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In addition to working as a musician in Washington D.C., Duke Ellington also had a…

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sign painting business

33
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Who was the trumpeter in Duke’s band that established a key sound?

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“Bubber” Miley

34
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Which of the following best describes Duke Ellington’s method of composing?

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realizing his bands musical ideas

35
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Who was Duke Ellington’s manager?

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Irving Mills

36
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What song is this, and where did the melodic material for this first section come from?

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black and Tan fantasie- “Holy City”

37
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Where did Duke’s band get the opportunity to be broadcasted on national radio?

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the cotton club

38
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Duke Ellington co-starred in the short film alongside Fredi Washington and his bandmates..

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BLACK AND TAN

39
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What instrument did Juan Tizol play for Duke Ellington’s band?

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valve trombone

40
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What was Billy Strayhorn’s role in Duke’s band?

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arranger/composer

41
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Which song became the band’s theme song after Billy Strayhorn joined the band?

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Take the A train

42
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What was Jimmy Blanton’s role in Duke’s band?

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BASS

43
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Duke Ellington’s “COTTON TAIL” featured a solo by….

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BEN WEBSTER

44
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“COTTON TAIL” is based off of the Gershwin song….

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I’VE GOT RHYTHM

45
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Duke Ellington premiered a large scale work at Carnegie Hall in 1943 called

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BLACK, BROWN, AND BEIGE

46
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Most swing era vocalists first started with as

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BIG BANDS SINGERS

47
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FEMALE BIG BAND VOCALISTS WERE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS…

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canaries

48
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Billy Holliday’s is best known for her use of____in her singing.

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EMOTION

49
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Billy Holliday had a close personal relationship with saxophonist___.

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LESTER YOUNG

50
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What was the name of the protest song associated best with Billy Holliday?

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Strange Fruit

51
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Ella Fitzgerald one of the few____of swing era vocalists.

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improvisors

52
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What was Ella Fitzgerald’s first breakout hit?

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A TISKET A TASKET

53
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Nat King Cole rose to fame a member of

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his own piano trio

54
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Nat King Cole had a hit in 1943 with

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Straighten up and fly right

55
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How is Frank Sinatra associated with jazz?

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He came up singing in big bands

56
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Louis Jordan pointed the way to the r&b style with his small group records with his group_____

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THE TIMPANI FIVE

57
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Dinah Washington had a pop hit with her rendition of____

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what a diff’rence a day makes

58
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what instrument does Charlie Parker play?

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alto sax

59
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What is Charlie Parker’s nickname?

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BIRD

60
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What instrument does Dizzy Gillespie play?

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trumpet

61
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What happened to Charlie Parker while at a jam session with Jo Jones?

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Jones threw a cymbal at his feet

62
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Which Kansas City band did Charlie Parker play with?

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jay mcshann’s band

63
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Whose band did Dizzy Gillespie start with?

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Cab Calloway

64
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Bebop was formed in….

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SMALL NIGHT CLUBS

65
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Why didn’t Miles Davis take a solo on the song “Koko”?

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he didn’t feel ready

66
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By the late 1940s Charlie Parker was making recordings and touring with….

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a string section

67
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Dizzy Gillespie’s big band was fusing together different styles in what he called…

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cubop

68
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Who was the percussionist that Dizzy Gillespie hired in his big band?

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Chano Pozo

69
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Who joined Charlie Parker’s band after Dizzy quit?

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MILES DAVIS

70
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Both Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk suffered from_____.

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mental illness

71
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Monk had a celebrated quartet with saxophonist____at the Five Spot in 1957.

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John Coltrane

72
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Monk’s style of playing can be best described as….

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dissonant, unique

73
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Bud Powell brother Richie was in which band?

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CLIFFORD BROWN/MAX ROACH QUINTET

74
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Bud Powell’s “Un poco loco” can best be described as….

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a combination of bepop and Latin styles

75
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woody herman’s post-war band was known as his

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SECOND HERD

76
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The four Brothers were Woody Herman’s

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sax section

77
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Tadd Dameron’s Orchestra featured influential trumpeter

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Fats Navarro

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