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

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

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