Song Facts

Question 1

Reckless blues

Answer 1

Bessie Smith

Louis Armstrong was not smiths favorite to record with

Question 2

It’s all right baby

Answer 2

Most popular performers at sunset cafe

Big joe turner and pete johnson

Question 3

West end blues

Answer 3

The west end refers to the furthest west end of a lake in Louisiana
Louis armstrong and his hot five

Question 4

Nows the time

Answer 4

Recorded during “the greatest jazz session ever”

charlie parker

Question 5

A sailboat in the moonlight

Answer 5

Holliday was known for singing emotional songs

Billie Holliday

Question 6

So what

Answer 6

Unusual piece for the time period

Miles Davis

Question 7

The buzzard lope

Answer 7

Refers to how slaves were often thrown into fields after their death and devoured by buzzards
Bessie Jones

Question 8

Soon one morning

Answer 8

Was meant to be a truthful piece

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Question 9

Down home rag

Answer 9

His recording is not well known

Wilbur Sweetman

Question 10

Dixie jazz band one step

Answer 10

First jazz song released commercially

ODJB

Question 11

Dead man blues

Answer 11

Referred to burial ritual

Jelly Roll

Question 12

Snake rag

Answer 12

Recorded twice
Snake refers to the way it’s played
King Oliver

Question 13

Doctor jazz

Answer 13

Became popular song

Jelly Roll

Question 14

Cake walking babies

Answer 14

Refers to the cakewalk dance

Red onion jazz babies

Question 15

Changes

Answer 15

Suggests changes In the band

Paul Whiteman

Question 16

You’ve got to be modernistic

Answer 16

Transition from regime to stride

James P Johnson

Question 17

Black and Tan fantasy

Answer 17

Refers to clubs who would allow both races

Duke Ellington

Question 18

Hotter than that

Answer 18

No one knows who wrote it

Louis and his hot 5

Question 19

Singin the blues

Answer 19

Not played as written
One of the most imitated of all time
Frank Traumbaeur

Question 20

Weather bird

Answer 20

Louis and earl hines

Structure is Different from his other compositions

Question 21

One hour

Answer 21

His first classic

Coleman Hawkins

Question 22

Dinah

Answer 22

Features vibraphone
Band was the only one with vibraphone at the time
Benny Goodman quartet

Question 23

Blue Lou

Answer 23

Rarely ever sung but was recorded by Ella

Fletcher henderson band

Question 24

Star dust

Answer 24

Artie shaw and orchestra

Recorded with his big band

Question 24

Taint what you do

Answer 24

African American perspective

Question 25

Walkin n swingin

Answer 25

Earned her only a few dollars
Made her more well known
Andy Kirk and 12 clouds of joy

Question 27

One o clock jump

Answer 27

Count basie and orchestra

Hour of the morning it was first broadcast

Question 28

Mood indigo

Answer 28

Based on an account by Ellington

Ellington

Question 29

Blood count

Answer 29

Referred to his poor health
His last composition
Ellington

Question 30

Conga brava

Answer 30

Ellington

Ellington dropped it from his repertoire quickly

Question 30

Oh! Lady be good

Answer 30

Song became identified with Ella

She performed it many times

Question 31

Body and soul

Answer 31

Hawkins didn’t want to play it
Played without rehearsal
Hawkins

Question 33

I’m coming Virginia

Answer 33

Features Reinhardt

Benny carter and orchestra

Question 34

Christopher Columbus

Answer 34

Integrates stride and swing
Meant to be funny
Fats waller

Question 35

Blue skies

Answer 35

Originally put on a different album

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 36

Over the rainbow

Answer 36

Only 5 surviving versions
For movie wizard of oz
Art Tatum

Question 37

Swing to bop

Answer 37

One of his best performances
Exists by accident
Charlie Christian

Question 38

Charlie Christian vs Django Reinhardt

Answer 38

Charlie had a more hornlike sound while Reinhardt created a whole new sound “hot” guitar
Charlie was more influenced by horn players
Reinhardt had little influence on charlie’s playing style