Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 8 Count Basie and Duke Ellington

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Question #1
Although swing was a national music, the region that pulled that sound in a new direction was the
A.   Southeast: Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida.
B.   Southwest: Arizona and New Mexico.
C.   Southwest: Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.
D.   Midwest: Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana.
Question #2
__________ piano doubled the rhythmic pace of a measure with fierce, rhythmic ostinatos.
A.   Ragtime
B.   Boogie-woogie
C.   Stride
D.   each answer shown
Question #3
Who organized the Carnegie Hall concert “From Spirituals to Swing” that juxtaposed contemporary, familiar sounds with neglected traditions such as blues, gospel, and boogie-woogie?
A.   Paul Whiteman
B.   Andy Kirk
C.   Count Basie
D.   John Hammond
Question #4
Count Basie’s trumpet section included
A.   Buck Clayton and Harry “Sweets” Edison.
B.   Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter.
C.   Johnny Hodges and Harry Carney.
D.   Lester Young and Herschel Evans.
Question #5
Lester Young was a famous tenor saxophone soloist with which ensemble?
A.   Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy
B.   Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
C.   Benny Goodman Quartet
D.   Count Basie and his Orchestra
Question #6
Which of the following musicians was NOT an Ellingtonian?
A.   Harry Carney
B.   Cootie Williams
C.   Barney Bigard
D.   Herschel Evans
Question #7
As an advocate of race consciousness, Duke Ellington
A.   insisted that the Black man was the country’s “creative voice.”
B.   became a “race man,” a spokesperson for Black America.
C.   composed works conveying the history of African Americans.
D.   each answer shown
Question #8
An appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956
A.   is depicted in the film Symphony in Black.
B.   brought Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn together for the first time.
C.   was the last public performance by the Ellington ensemble.
D.   sparked a comeback for Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
Question #9
Duke Ellington’s co-composer and author of “Take the ‘A’ Train” was
A.   Cootie Williams
B.   Billy Strayhorn
C.   Juan Tizol
D.   Ralph Ellison
Question #10
Duke Ellington composed
A.   with input from individual members of his ensemble.
B.   in isolation.
C.   on trains and in crowded hotel rooms.
D.   each answer shown

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