Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 9 A World of Soloists

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Question #1
What is the title of the 1944 short film directed by Gjon Mili that foreshadowed the turnaround in jazz that took place in the postwar years?
A.   Jammin’ the Blues
B.   Stormy Weather
C.   King of Jazz
D.   Symphony in Black
Question #2
Which musician is credited with establishing the tenor saxophone as the embodiment of jazz?
A.   Frank Trumbauer
B.   Lester Young
C.   Coleman Hawkins
D.   Sidney Bechet
Question #3
The “Hawkins School”
A.   refers to musicians such as Ben Webster and Chu Berry.
B.   is the title of an autobiography.
C.   each answer shown
D.   was located in Kansas City.
Question #4
Which saxophonist was known for his light sound and rhythmically unpredictable phrases?
A.   Sidney Bechet
B.   Lester Young
C.   Coleman Hawkins
D.   Johnny Hodges
Question #5
The guitarist Django Reinhardt
A.   each answer shown
B.   demonstrated that Europeans could master jazz.
C.   recorded with American musicians such as Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter.
D.   developed a way of playing single notes and chords with his crippled left hand.
Question #6
Benny Carter was an alto saxophonist, but he was also known as
A.   each answer shown
B.   a bandleader.
C.   a trumpet player.
D.   an arranger.
Question #7
Which of the following songs did the bandleader, vocalist, and trumpet player Valaida Snow record in 1940?
A.   “You’re Driving Me Crazy”
B.   “Body and Soul”
C.   “Blue Skies”
D.   “I’m Coming, Virginia”
Question #8
This vocalist recorded “Strange Fruit,” a vivid description of a lynching and the first widely noted song about racism in American popular music.
A.   Billie Holiday
B.   Mildred Bailey
C.   Ella Fitzgerald
D.   Valaida Snow
Question #9
Ella Fitzgerald was a vocalist with a _______ octave range.
A.   one-and-a-half–
B.   three-
C.   four-
D.   five-
Question #10
Which musician was known as the “First Lady of Song”?
A.   Mildred Bailey
B.   Valaida Snow
C.   Billie Holiday
D.   Ella Fitzgerald

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