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.   1930s
B.   1920s
C.   1940s
D.   1910s
Question #2
Lionel Hampton played the
A.   vibraphone.
B.   trumpet.
C.   alto sax.
D.   clarinet.
Question #3
Swing dancing began at the ______ in Harlem.
A.   Savoy Ballroom
B.   Sunset Café
C.   Palomar Ballroom
D.   Cotton Club
Question #4
Benny Goodman
A.   found great success after performing at the Palomar in Los Angeles.
B.   grew up in the slums of Chicago.
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.   Teddy Wilson
B.   Milt Jackson
C.   Lionel Hampton
D.   Gene Krupa
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.   Louis Armstrong
C.   King Oliver
D.   Scott Joplin
Question #8
A “shout chorus” is
A.   the chorus in which the vocalist appears.
B.   the opening chorus in an arrangement.
C.   the final, climactic chorus in an arrangement.
Question #9
Which swing bandleader was a singer and entertainer who wowed both black and white audiences by evoking the Harlem underworld?
A.   John Hammond
B.   Benny Goodman
C.   Cab Calloway
D.   Lionel Hampton
Question #10
Jimmie Lunceford’s swing band
A.   featured Lunceford’s inventive guitar playing.
B.   performed only on recordings.
C.   played loose head arrangements.
D.   embodied the best in black middle-class dignity.

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