Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 7 Swing Bands

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Question #1
Big-band music dominated during which decade?
A.   1920s
B.   1910s
C.   1930s
D.   1940s
Question #2
Lionel Hampton played the
A.   vibraphone.
B.   alto sax.
C.   clarinet.
D.   trumpet.
Question #3
Swing dancing began at the ______ in Harlem.
A.   Cotton Club
B.   Savoy Ballroom
C.   Sunset Café
D.   Palomar Ballroom
Question #4
Benny Goodman
A.   grew up in the slums of Chicago.
B.   found great success after performing at the Palomar in Los Angeles.
C.   each answer shown
D.   helped bring about the integration of black and white jazz musicians.
Question #5
Although originally a drummer, ______ played vibraphone in the Benny Goodman Quartet.
A.   Lionel Hampton
B.   Gene Krupa
C.   Teddy Wilson
D.   Milt Jackson
Question #6
The Depression had little effect on the record industry, which flourished despite the economic turmoil.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
The lively rhythms of Swing Era arrangements reflected the ongoing influence of which jazz soloist?
A.   Jelly Roll Morton
B.   King Oliver
C.   Scott Joplin
D.   Louis Armstrong
Question #8
A “shout chorus” is
A.   the final, climactic chorus in an arrangement.
B.   the opening chorus in an arrangement.
C.   the chorus in which the vocalist appears.
Question #9
Which swing bandleader was a singer and entertainer who wowed both black and white audiences by evoking the Harlem underworld?
A.   Cab Calloway
B.   John Hammond
C.   Benny Goodman
D.   Lionel Hampton
Question #10
Jimmie Lunceford’s swing band
A.   featured Lunceford’s inventive guitar playing.
B.   embodied the best in black middle-class dignity.
C.   performed only on recordings.
D.   played loose head arrangements.

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