Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 10 Rhythm in Transition

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Question #1
This stride pianist was also a successful Broadway songwriter, with songs like “Ain’t Misbehavin’ ” to his credit.
A.   Count Basie
B.   Fats Waller
C.   Duke Ellington
D.   Art Tatum
Question #2
____________ were amiable and respectful but deadly serious competitions in which musicians tried to outplay each other.
A.   Jam sessions
B.   Cutting contests
C.   Rent parties
D.   Rhythm changes
Question #3
Which of the following musicians was NOT a pianist?
A.   Charlie Christian
B.   Fats Waller
C.   Art Tatum
D.   Mary Lou Williams
Question #4
Classical pianists such as Sergei Rachmanoff and Vladimir Horowitz championed this stride-pianist:
A.   James P. Johnson
B.   Fats Waller
C.   Art Tatum
D.   Duke Ellington
Question #5
Before the 1930s, the limited role of the guitar can be largely attributed to
A.   an abundance of banjos.
B.   problems with volume.
C.   each answer shown
D.   the expense of the instrument.
Question #6
The first bassist to record solos that departed from walking bass in favor of freely improvised melody was
A.   Jimmy Blanton.
B.   Slam Stewart.
C.   Milt Hinton.
D.   Walter Page.
Question #7
The bassist who codified the walking bass during his years in the Count Basie rhythm section was
A.   Jimmy Blanton.
B.   Milt Hinton.
C.   Charlie Christian.
D.   Walter Page.
Question #8
What was the drummer William Henry Webb’s nickname?
A.   “Charlotte”
B.   “Missouri”
C.   “Slam”
D.   “Chick”
Question #9
In jazz music, the late 1930s and early 1940s witnessed a transition from
A.   bebop to hard bop.
B.   swing to bebop.
C.   stride to boogie-woogie.
D.   ragtime to stride.
Question #10
Which of the following musicians was a member of Count Basie’s rhythm section?
A.   the bassist Walter Page
B.   the drummer Jo Jones
C.   the guitarist Freddie Green
D.   each answer shown

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