Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 6 Louis Armstrong and the First Great Soloists

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Question #1
Louis Armstrong was a
A.   jazz singer.
B.   bandleader.
C.   cornet (trumpet) player.
D.   each answer shown
Question #2
Among Louis Armstrong’s greatest contributions to jazz was his
A.   serious, introspective demeanor.
B.   influential approach to big-band arrangements.
C.   shunning of conventional pop songs.
D.   use of nonsense, or “scat,” syllables in his singing.
Question #3
Louis Armstrong ended his association with Fletcher Henderson because
A.   the musicians in the band made fun of Armstrong’s singing
B.   Henderson made almost no recordings.
C.   Henderson did not want Armstrong to sing.
D.   the musicians in the band were jealous of Armstrong’s talent.
Question #4
Armstrong formed his Hot Five and Hot Seven bands in
A.   New Orleans.
B.   Los Angeles (Hollywood).
C.   New York.
D.   Chicago.
Question #5
Any musician employed by a bandleader is called a
A.   sideman.
B.   constituent.
C.   associate.
D.   each answer shown
Question #6
Lil Hardin was
A.   a well-educated, Memphis-born musician.
B.   Louis Armstrong’s second wife.
C.   each answer shown
D.   a pianist.
Question #7
_______ is the speedy alternation of two or more notes, creating a pianistic version of vibrato.
A.   Cadenza
B.   Tremolo
C.   Glissando
D.   Double-time
Question #8
Bix Beiderbecke belongs to the first generation to learn jazz from
A.   recordings.
B.   the stages of the minstrel show.
C.   the brothels of Storyville.
D.   his parents.
Question #9
Coleman Hawkins
A.   strove to adopt Louis Armstrong’s style on the saxophone.
B.   played the saxophone like the cello.
C.   each answer shown
D.   was a longtime member of Fletcher Henderson’s ensemble.
Question #10
The single most important figure in the development of jazz was
A.   Buddy Bolden.
B.   Miles Davis.
C.   George Gershwin.
D.   Louis Armstrong.

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