Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 11 Bebop

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Question #1
“Dropping bombs” refers to
A.   unexpected bass drum explosions.
B.   playing a particularly dissonant note.
C.   recording a song in a single take.
D.   besting a musician during a cutting contest.
Question #2
What was the name of the Harlem club that gave birth to bebop through jam sessions?
A.   the Savoy
B.   Birdland
C.   the Cotton Club
D.   Minton’s Playhouse
Question #3
Which alto saxophonist is most closely associated with the origins and development of bebop?
A.   Frank Trumbauer
B.   Dizzy Gillespie
C.   Charlie Parker
D.   Chu Berry
Question #4
Which band did Dizzy Gillespie play with for several years in New York City?
A.   Cab Calloway Orchestra
B.   Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
C.   Paul Whiteman Orchestra
D.   Duke Ellington Orchestra
Question #5
Bebop music was
A.   complex, dense, and difficult to grasp.
B.   enjoyed only by a small cult following.
C.   music that prized virtuosity.
D.   each answer shown
Question #6
Which musician pioneered the now-standard piano trio format (with bass and drums)?
A.   Kenny Clarke
B.   Duke Ellington
C.   Tommy Potter
D.   Bud Powell
Question #7
The tritone is
A.   sometimes called the “devil in music.”
B.   the same as a flatted fifth.
C.   a dissonant interval
D.   each answer shown
Question #8
Charlie Parker’s passing at the age of ______ received little notice in the press, but it inspired fans to scrawl “Bird Lives!” on Greenwich Village walls.
A.   fifty-three
B.   thirty-four
C.   seventy-six
D.   twenty-five
Question #9
The tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon drew inspiration initially from ___________, but later took _________ as his model.
A.   Charlie Parker; Dizzy Gillespie
B.   Dizzy Gillespie; Coleman Hawkins
C.   Coleman Hawkins; Charlie Parker
D.   Coleman Hawkins; Lester Young
Question #10
Dizzy Gillespie was considered the “elder statesman” of bebop because he
A.   brought his bebop-flavored big band to crowds well into the 1950s.
B.   had a signature visual style that made him instantly recognizable.
C.   worked for the State Department.
D.   each answer shown

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