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32 Cards in this Set
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Who quit music and returned in 1981 with Bill Evans?
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Miles Davis
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Avante-Garde
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"Free"
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Who led the Jazz Messengers?
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Art Blakey
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Who practiced on a bridge, and was also known as "The Titan"?
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Sunny Rollins
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Who shared a name with the Clifford Brown Quartet?
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Max Roach
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Hard Bop
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Neoclassical, went back to roots of Jazz in hopes of whites being unable to catch up
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Cool Era
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West Coast Jazz with white musicians
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What initiated the Cool era?
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Birth of Cool
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White, pianist, worked for Thornhill as an arranger
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Gil Evans
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Who contributed to the Birth of Cool?
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John Lewis, Jerry Mulligan, Gil Evans
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Which 4 albums were the results of the success of Birth of Cool?
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Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, Porgy & Bess, Summertime
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Which was the first Jazz album to sell 1 million copies?
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David Brubeck's "Time Out"
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What is the most sold Jazz album ever?
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Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
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First recognized European guitarist, burned his left hand
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Django Rhinehart
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Which dude hated drugs?
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Some guy named Bags
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Which two players were instrumental in popularizing latin jazz?
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Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz
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Which band was anti-drug, and always dressed well?
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Modern Jazz Quartet
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Who played alto sax in Brubeck's band?
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Paul Desmond
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Which contemporary guitarist still plays today, "Like Minds"?
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Metheny
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Which band played Live in Copenhagen, "Pools" video?
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Steps Ahead
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Django
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The Style: Cool
The Composer: John Lewis The Group: The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) The Artists: Milt Jackson (vibes), John Lewis (p), Connie Kay (d), Percy Heath (b) |
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Summertime
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The Style: Cool
The Composer: George Gershwin The Arranger: Gil Evans The Group: Miles Davis with the Gil Evans Orchestra The Artists: Miles Davis (t) |
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So What
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The Style: Modal Jazz
The Composer: Miles Davis The Group: Miles Davis Sextet The Artists: Miles Davis (t) John Coltrane (sax) Cannonball (sax) |
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The Preacher
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The Style: Hard Bop
The Composer: Horace Silver The Group: Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers The Artists: Kenny Dorham (t), Doug Watkins (b), Hank Mobley (sax), Art Blakey (d), Horace Silver (p) |
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Blue 7
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The Style: Hard Bop
The Composer: Sonny Rollins The Group: Sonny Rollins Quartet The Artists: Doug Watkins (b), Sonny Rollins (sax), Max Roach (d), Tommy Flanagan (p) |
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Autumn Leaves
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The Group: The Bill Evans Trio
The Artists: Bill Evans (p) Scott LaFaro (b) Paul Motian (d) |
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Faces and Places
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The Style: Avant-garde
The Composer: Ornette Coleman (and the players really) The Group: Ornette Coleman Trio The Artists: David Izenzon (b), Ornette Coleman (sax), Charles Moffet (d) |
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A Love Supreme
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The Style: Avant-garde
The Composer: Coltrane The Group: John Coltrane Quartet The Artists: Jimmy Garrison (b), Coltrane (sax), Elvin Jones (d), McCoy Tyner (p) |
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******* Brew
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The Style: Fusion
The Composer: Miles The Group: Miles Davis The Artists: Miles Davis (t) |
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Stretch it, Part 1
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The Style: Fusion
The Composer: Chick Corea The Group: Chick Corea, Elektric Band The Artists: Chick Corea (p) |
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Birdland
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The Style: Fusion
The Composer: Joe Zawinul The Group: Weather Report The Artists: Joe Zawinul (p) Wayne Shorter (sax) |
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Itsbynne Reel
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The Style: Fusion
The Group: Michael Brecker The Artists: Michael Brecker (sax and EWI) |