Jazz Test 3

Front 1

The two leading architects of bebop were:

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Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

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Series of higher tones that when the fundamental is sounded, make up a complex tone.

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The Overtone series

Front 3

TRUE OR FALSE: Bebop did not replace swing as America's most popular dance music.

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TRUE

Front 4

Latin rhythm cycled back into jazz in the big bands of:

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Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton.

Front 5

The piano player changed from playing 4/4 steady rhythym to syncopated chordal punctuations. T/F

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TRUE

Front 6

The sole responsibility for the steady/rhythmic pulse of the beat was left to the ____.

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String Bass.

Front 7

___ was known for his fluid alto sax. His influence extended to all instruments.

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Charlie Parker

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One of ____ most impressive aspects was his use of rhythmic nuances.

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Charlie Parker

Front 9

Played the trumpet. Took bebop jazz in new solo directions. Had great technique, fresh thoughts, and extrensive knowledge.

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Dizzy Gillespie

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Was known for melodies and new harmonic approaches. Played the piano. Improvised and fragmented lines. Had a mature style of piano playing.

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Thelonious Monk

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was brilliant with accenting. Had new rhythmic approaches. Played the drums.

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Kenny Clarke

Front 12

Was the leading influence in trombone playing during the bebop era.

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J.J. Johnson

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His left handed voicings proved to be his major contribution to jazz piano playing. Known for his ability to play accurately at fast tempos. Truly a pioneer in bop piano.

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Bud Powell

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Was admired for his startling use of the extreme upper register of the trumpet, but also for his exciting and refreshingly new musical lines. Gillespie modeled his playing.

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Roy Eldridge

Front 15

Reasons for the shift to bebop;

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Reflections of A. American defiance. Bebop gave voice to racism.

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T/F: Bop became the first jazz style not just used for dancing. It required a more elite listening audience.

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TRUE

Front 17

T/F Players naturally turned to small combos.

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True

Front 18

Early bop sessions at ____ emerged from a band led by drummer ____.

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Minton's Playhouse, Kenny Clarke.

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style of bebop/composition

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1) first played chorus in unison.
2) then improvised chorus (usually trumpet and sax)
3. unison chorus again

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__ used faster tempos

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Bop

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Bop used the ____ of standard tune as the framework to compose a new melody.

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chords

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The ____ now used the bass and snare ___ mainly for accents and punctuation.

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drummer, drums

Front 23

Which guitarist pioneered both the use of the amplifier and the use of single note melodic lines rather than block chords?

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Charlie Christian

Front 24

Bebop musicians/arrangers continue to use the complex musical format of the Swing Era’s written arrangements.TRUE OR FALSE

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FALSE

Front 25

Like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker had a long and active career spanning much of the “golden age” of jazz. T/F

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FALSE

Front 26

The cool style is often described as

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“chamber music jazz”

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The style that sacrifices excitement for subtlety and virtuosity for underplaying is

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cool

Front 28

Who led a famous Cool Style pianoless quartet?

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Gerry Mulligan

Front 29

What instrument, often heard in dixieland, returned to jazz as a melodic voice during the cool era?

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tuba

Front 30

The musical experiments of the Cool Era led to a mixing of jazz and classical traditionals that was eventually know as

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third stream

Front 31

Just as New York’s Minton’s Playhouse had been the center of the bop community, which of the following was a center of the west coast style?

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Howard Rumsy’s Lighthouse

Front 32

Rather than the tight unisons of bebop, the cool style reverted to the use of

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polyphony

Front 33

Among the jazz soloists, whose solo work anticipated the cool style?

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Bix Biederbecke and Lester Young

Front 34

Which two pianists—one east coast and one west coast—brought more esoteric compositional concerns to the new cool style of jazz?

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Lennie Tristano and Dave Brubeck

Front 35

What instrument, often heard in dixieland, returned to jazz as a melodic voice during the cool era?

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tuba

Front 36

Although he listened and tried to imitate many trumpet players, Miles Davis cites whom as his main influence?

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Clark Terry

Front 37

Miles Davis’s new approach to modal improvisation is best heard on the landmark album

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“Kind of Blue”

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The innovative composer/pianist who collaborated with Davis in many highly respected albums was

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Gil Evans

Front 39

In which of his famous recordings did Miles Davis use an “electric” rhythm and an amplified trumpet?

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Bitches Brew

Front 40

The use of modal scales and slower-moving harmonies helped open the door for

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jazz rock/fusion

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Miles Davis’s most important mentor was

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Charlie Parker

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The Miles Davis album, “Kind of Blue,” which is one of the best selling jazz recordings of all time, featured which group of jazz greats?

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John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderly