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

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