| The Miles Davis album “Kind of Blue” is an example of which jazz stylistic approach? |
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| Clifford Brown co-led a quartet with….? |
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| Cannonball Adderley invited his then current employer to play on his album “Somethin’ Else.” Who was this employer? |
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| Who were the Jones brothers? |
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-Thad Jones, lead trumpet for Basie, co-founder of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
-Elvin Jones, drummer for John Coltrane
-Hank Jones, pianist |
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| Clifford Brown was killed in a car accident on June 26, 1956. Who was the pianist that was also killed? |
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| What best describes the personnel on “Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago”? |
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The Miles Davis sextet without Miles:
-Cannonball, alto
-Trane, tenor
-Wynton Kelly, piano
-Paul Chambers, bass
-Jimmy Cobb, drums |
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| Who were the sax players on Boss Tenors? |
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| Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt |
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| What did Art Blakey call his quintet? |
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| What album did Brubeck’s “Take Five” come from? |
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| What was the one album that Coltrane made on Blue Note as a leader? |
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| When the rhythm section showed up to record “Giant Steps,” it was….. |
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| Extremely difficult for Tommy Flanagan because he thought it was a ballad |
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| The tune Naima on the album “Giant Steps” is named after….? |
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| Who were the members of Coltrane’s classic quartet? |
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-John Coltrane, tenor and soprano saxophones
-McCoy Tyner, piano
-Elvin Jones, drums
-Jimmy Garrison, bass |
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| Most of the albums made by Miles and his first classic quintet were on what label? |
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| Who were the members of Miles’ first classic quintet? |
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-Miles Davis, trumpet
-John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
-Red Garland, piano
-Paul Chambers, bass
-“Philly” Joe Jones, drums |
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| Who were the members of Miles’ second classic quintet? |
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-Miles Davis, trumpet
-Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
-Herbie Hancock, piano
-Ron Carter, bass
-Tony Williams, drums |
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| Which composer/performer wrote Que Pasa, Nutville, Peace, and Sister Sadie? |
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| Herbie Hancock’s album “Maiden Voyage” had what personnel? |
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-Herbie Hancock, piano
-Ron Carter, bass
-Tony Williams, drums
-Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
-George Coleman, tenor sax |
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| “Money Jungle” features (besides Ellington)….. |
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| Charles Mingus and Max Roach |
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| Which artist recorded the best-selling album, “Concert by the Sea”? |
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| Who were the tenor sax players on “Tough Tenor Favorites?” |
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| Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis |
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| Who were the members of the quintet that recorded “Jazz at Massey Hall” (1952)? |
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-Dizzy Gillespie
-Charlie Parker
-Bud Powell
-Charles Mingus
-Max Roach |
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| Dizzy Gillespie made and album with which swing trumpeter? |
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| What was the only album that featured both Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane? |
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| Who were the other horn players on Dizzy’s recording, “Sonny Side Up”? |
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-Sonny Stitt
-Sonny Rollins
-Ray Bryant, piano
-Tommy Bryant, bass
-Charlie Persip, drums |
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| Who were the sax players on “A Blowin’ Session”? |
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| Hank Mobley, Johnny Griffin, and John Coltrane |
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| Who were the horn players on “For Musicians Only”? |
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| Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sonny Stitt |
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| What was Stan Getz’s favorite album of his own work? |
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| What are the Joe Henderson albums we studied in class? |
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“Page One”
“In ‘n Out”
“Inner Urge”
“Mode for Joe”
“Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn” |
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| What are the Lee Morgan albums we studied in class? |
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“The Sidewinder”
“Corn Bread” |
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| What are the Wes Montgomery albums we studied in class? |
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“The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery”
“Full House”
“Smokin’ at the Half Note” |
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| Gerry Mulligan had a piano-less quartet (quintet?) with which jazz trumpet player? |
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| What are the Wayne Shorter albums we studied in class? |
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“The All-Seeing Eye”
“JuJu”
“Speak No Evil” |
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| What is the personnel on “Bird and Diz”? |
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| Bird, Diz, Curley Russel, Buddy Rich, Thelonious Monk |
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| What was Miles Davis’ first sextet album? |
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| What are the Horace Silver albums we studied in class? |
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“Song for My Father”
“Blowin’ the Blues Away”
“The Cape Verdean Blues” |
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| Which jazz artist was known by the nickname “Bags”? |
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| After Mel Lewis died, what did the name of his band change to? |
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| The Village Vanguard Orchestra |
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| What are the names of the Bill Holman sides we studied in class? |
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“A View from the Side”
“Brilliant Corners”
(“Big Band in a Jazz Orbit”) |
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| Which band always had 1 french horn and 1 tuba? (New York) |
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| What was the name of Bob Florence’s band? |
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| Which band only used 1 trombone? |
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| What are the Maria Schneider albums we studied in class? |
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“Evanescence”
“Coming About”
“Allegresse”
“Concert in the Garden”
“Blue Skies” |
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| What are the international big bands we studied in class? |
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-Clarke-Boland Big Band
-Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass
-Norbotten Big Band
-Peter Herbolzheimer
-WDR Band
-Metropole Orchestra |
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| Which band always had 2 altos, 2 tenors, and 2 baris? |
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| Which band always had 1 alto, 2 tenors, and 2 baris? |
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| Which band always had no alto, 3 tenors, and 1 bari? |
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| All LA rehearsal bandleaders are great instrumentalists: which one also sings? |
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| What are the McCoy Tyner big band albums we studied in class? |
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“Uptown Downtown”
“Journey”
“The Turning Point” |
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| Which band does not use a bari sax? |
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| Who are the arrangers for the Maria Schneider band? |
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| Trick question. Maria Schneider does all her own arrangements |
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| What band recorded “More Blues and the Abstract Truth”? |
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| What are the Gil Evans albums we studied in class (without Miles)? |
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“Gil Evans and 10”
“Out of the Cool”
“The Individualism of Gil Evans” |
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| “And His Mother Called Him Bill” refers to…? |
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| What band recorded “New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm”? |
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| Of the first 7 bands we studied, 1 was not a road band. Which one? |
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| Pianst leaders usually played very sparsely – but which band was completely piano-less? |
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| GO OVER SIDEMEN FROM 1ST 7 BANDS |
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| What were the Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaborations we studied in class? |
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“Birth of the Cool”
“Miles Ahead”
“Porgy and Bess”
“Sketches of Spain” |
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| Who arranged “The Atomic Mr. Basie”? |
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| Which band recorded “The Quintessence”? |
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| Which composer/arranger intentionally wrote quarter tones? |
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| Which band had the fewest personnel changes? |
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| GO OVER ARRANGERS FROM 1ST 7 BANDS |
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| Which jazz vocalist recorded an extensive songboook series? |
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| Which jazz vocalist recorded “____ in Berlin: Mack the Knife”? |
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| Who recorded “Lady Sings the Blues”? |
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| Who had the nickname “Lady Day”? |
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| Who had the nickname “Sassy”? |
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| Who had the nickname “The Velvet Fog”? |
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| Who had the nickname “Mr. B”? |
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| Which 2 famous quintets did Nancy Williams make albums with? |
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| George Shearing and Cannonball Adderley |
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| Sarah Vaughan recorded a famous album with which big band? |
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| Which jazz vocalist recorded with Count Basie and Mel Lewis? |
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| Which jazz vocalist recorded with Miles Davis? |
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| Which jazz vocalist could go on stage alone and sound like a group? |
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| Who recorded the tunes Seventh Son, Your Mind is on Vacation, Your Molecular Structure, and Your Mouth is Working Overtime? |
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