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.   1910s
B.   1940s
C.   1920s
D.   1930s
Question #2
Lionel Hampton played the
A.   vibraphone.
B.   clarinet.
C.   alto sax.
D.   trumpet.
Question #3
Swing dancing began at the ______ in Harlem.
A.   Sunset Café
B.   Palomar Ballroom
C.   Savoy Ballroom
D.   Cotton Club
Question #4
Benny Goodman
A.   helped bring about the integration of black and white jazz musicians.
B.   each answer shown
C.   grew up in the slums of Chicago.
D.   found great success after performing at the Palomar in Los Angeles.
Question #5
Although originally a drummer, ______ played vibraphone in the Benny Goodman Quartet.
A.   Milt Jackson
B.   Lionel Hampton
C.   Teddy Wilson
D.   Gene Krupa
Question #6
The Depression had little effect on the record industry, which flourished despite the economic turmoil.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
The lively rhythms of Swing Era arrangements reflected the ongoing influence of which jazz soloist?
A.   Louis Armstrong
B.   Jelly Roll Morton
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.   Lionel Hampton
B.   Benny Goodman
C.   Cab Calloway
D.   John Hammond
Question #10
Jimmie Lunceford’s swing band
A.   performed only on recordings.
B.   featured Lunceford’s inventive guitar playing.
C.   embodied the best in black middle-class dignity.
D.   played loose head arrangements.

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