Musicians

Question 1

Adelaide Hall

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A vocalist who sang in the vocalise style with the Duke Ellington orchestra, and is famous for “the creole love song”. She was native american of the shinnecock tribe

Question 2

Mildred Bailey

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A singer, known as the “queen of swing”, a member of the cour d’alane tribe who sang in Paul Whitemans band

Question 3

The Calloways

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Cab and Blanche callaway. Cab was known as the hidey-ho man which was a routine he got from his sister. They are Iriqois

Question 4

Jean Baptiste “Illinois” Jacquet

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A tenor saxophonist known for his solo in “Flying Home”. He was of the Soux tribe

Question 4

Russel “big chief” Moore

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A native american trombonist of the pima tribe. He played with many people including Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong

Question 5

Mahalia Jackson

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A gospel and pop fusion singer, who was very active in the civil rights movement. She traveled with Dr. King, and encouraged MLK to make his “I have a dream speech”. She was also native american from the new orleans area

Question 6

Charlie “bird” Parker

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His mother was choctaw. He was a kansas city saxophonist known as bird or yardbird, and he was an early innovator of bebop

Question 7

Ivie Anderson

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A singer and businesswoman who toured with Duke Ellington after Adelaide Hall left the band. She sang in “it don’t mean a thing if it aint got that swing”, and used call and response and lyric improv in her scat singing. She opened Ivie’s Chicken Shack in LA.

Question 8

Clora Bryant

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A singer and self-proclaimed trumpetiste in the bebop era. She was a UCLA alumn and a mentee of Dizzy Gilespie

Question 9

Roz Cron

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A jewish alto saxophonist who was the first white woman to play with the international sweethearts of rhythm. She darkened her skin with makeup to avoid harassment on tour

Question 10

Ella Fitzgerald

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“The first lady of song”. She sang with the bandleader chick webb, and they had a father-daughter relationship. She popularized and innovated scat singing, citing other songs during her solos, and used a wide range of sound.

Question 11

Vivien Garry

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A jazz bassist (pictured in one of the images of jazz)

Question 12

Billie Holiday

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Iconic jazz singer, had a brother-sister relationship with lester young. Known as lady day

Question 13

Ada Leonard

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A singer and bandleader of an all female band that did a USO tour

Question 14

Melba Liston

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trombonist, arranger, composer

Question 15

Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Roché

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a singer best known for her rendition of “take the A train”

Question 16

Jane Sager

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was a trumpeter who toured with the blue bells. She was african american, but passed as white. She played lead trumpet at a very young age. she jumped from band to band, and was able to make a good career.

Question 17

Emma “Ginger” Smock

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known as first lady of the jazz violin

Question 18

Sarah “sassy” Vaughn

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was a popular jazz artist/vocalist of the 1940s who excelled across jazz, pop, and classical genres. She had a renowned diverse vocal range of at least 3 octaves and emotive vibrato.

Question 19

Ethel Waters

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known as “sweet mama stringbean”, The first to break the color line on broadway in a show called “as thousands cheer”. Highest paid african american woman in the show business in the ‘30s

Question 20

Mary Lou Williams

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accomplished jazz pianist and composer. wrote and arranged for Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and other Jazz greats

Question 21

Violet “Vi” Wilson

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a bassist for the international sweethearts of rhythm

Question 22

Sidney Bichet

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he was an influential new orleans clarinetist and soprano saxophonist

Question 22

Willie Mae “Rabbit” Wong

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was an asian american woman who was a founding member of the international sweethearts of rhythm, and played alto and barry sax

Question 23

Eddie Durham

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a guitarist who first popularized electric and amplified guitars. also managed many womens bands

Question 24

Earl “Fatha” Hines

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Influential pianist that helped to bridge the gap between swing and bebop. He played with Louis Armstrong, and formed an early bebop band

Question 25

Earl “Fatha” Hines

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A pianist who bridged categories (ragtime,bebop, swing etc.) he put together a innovative band that did not get recorded because of the recording ban

Question 26

Ferde Grofé

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Arranger for George Gershwin, made a popular arrangement of rhapsody in blue for big band

Question 27

Benny Goodman

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The “King of Swing”, a composer and clarinetist who desegregated his ensembles. He hired musicians such as Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, and others

Question 28

Lionel Hampton

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A vibraphonist also known as “hamp”. Popularized the vibraphone and played with Benny Goodman. Played on “flying home”

Question 29

Don Redman

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The arranger for fletcher henderson, arranged chinatown, my chinatown

Question 30

Frankie “tram” Trambour

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A c melody sax player who influenced a lot of early swing saxophone playing

Question 31

Roy eldridge

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Known as “little jazz”. Played with Gene Krupa, breaking racial barriers

Question 32

Willie “the lion” smith

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a stride pianist who acted as a mentor to Duke Ellington and Bix Biederbecke

Question 33

Fats Waller

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Pianist who composed “ain’t Misbehavin”

Question 34

Art Tatum

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Self taught pianist who accompanied Adelaide Hall

Question 35

Duke Ellington

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Influential composer and bandleader who innovated with long form jazz, was obsessed with change and color, and helped many artists reach fame

Question 36

James Wesley “bubber” miley

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played in the ellington band and specialized in the use of the plunger mute

Question 37

Sydney Bechet

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New Orleanian clarinetist and soprano sax player who helped spread the new orleans sound