jazz class

Question 1

Benny Goodman

Answer 1

“The King of Swing” _ and the significance of the Goodman Quartet)

Question 2

Glenn Miller

Answer 2

trombone & bandleader w/ many #1 hits (army force band)

Question 3

Cab Calloway

Answer 3

voice & bandleader known for charisma+scatting

Question 4

John Haymond

Answer 4

jazz activist/ one of most influential non-musicians in jazz history, wealthy

Question 5

Fred Astaire & Ginger Ross

Answer 5

key figures + dancers

Question 6

Mary Lou Williams

Answer 6

“the lady that swings the band”, piano player

Question 7

Count Basie

Answer 7

piano+ bandleader & started the Benny Moten Band

Question 8

The Basie Sound is …

Answer 8

“head arrangements”; riff-based, featuring call-and-response between instruments

Question 9

“The All-American Rhythm Section”

Answer 9

Basie- Piano
Walter Page- Bass
Jo Jones- Drums
Freddie Green- Guitar

Question 10

Duke Ellington

Answer 10

piano+ bandleader, from DC but performed in NYC (cotton club); “jungle sound”

Question 11

“The Ellington Effect” was …

Answer 11

composed for the specific strengths of his band members

Question 12

Ellington was considered to be “beyond category” because…

Answer 12

he disliked being categorized as a “jazz composer”. His image was also distinguished.

Question 13

Billy Strayhorn

Answer 13

was a composer, lyricist, and rehearsal pianist who co-composed with Ellington. They were close partners from 1938 until Strayhorn’s death

Question 14

Coleman Hawkins

Answer 14

saxophone player

Question 15

Yester Young

Answer 15

tenor Saxophone; known for smooth melodies

Question 16

Django Reinhardt

Answer 16

played guitar; one of the most influential European jazz musicians, unique improvisational solo style & adapted fingerings due to hand injury (fire)

Question 17

Billie Holiday

Answer 17

her nickname was “Lady Day”, her sound was emotional and bluesy

Question 18

Ella Fitzgerald

Answer 18

her nickname was “First Lady of Song”, her sound was joyful w/pop & jazz

Question 19

Art Tatum

Answer 19

played piano and was blind;

Question 20

Charlie Christian

Answer 20

“Father of Modern Jazz Guitar”

Question 21

Jimmy Blanton

Answer 21

(with Ellington band); first bass solo that departed from traditional walking bass

Question 22

Gene Krupa

Answer 22

(with Goodman band, then led his own); First drummer to achieve star/idol status

Question 23

Charlie Parker (Bird)

Answer 23

played the alto saxophone; improviser

Question 24

John Birks (Dizzy Gillespie)

Answer 24

trumpet player; afro beats/ music

Question 25

Dave Brubeck

Answer 25

piano player; west coast style