Jazz History Final

All of the following qualities identify jazz as an art music except

How did the rise of speakeasies during prohibition affect jazz musicians?

Armstrong moved to Chicago to play with the bandleader:

All of the following statements describe the trio strain of the march except

How many years separate Jelly Roll Mortons Dead Man blues and Dukes Black and tan fantasy?

In early New Orleans, what proportion of the population was black including stages an and free?

Ragtime got its name from ragged time as played on this instrument around the civil war

Which best describes the role of the clarinet in the New Orleans jazz front line?

Which genre provided accompaniment for new dances popularized by vernon and Irene castle

All of the following describe Earl Hine's piano style except

All of the following are true of Fletcher Henderson except:

All of the following are reasons why New York became the center of jazz during the 1920s except

all of the following are True of Buddy Bolden except.

All of the following describe racial issues in the post civil war US except

James P. Johnson recorded Carolina Shout, Harlem and Keep of the grass in

Gertrude pritchett (Ma Rainey) is an example of vaudeville or classic blues

Don Redman was not only an important jazz arranger but also a strong trumpet soloist.

All of the following were important black songwriters except:

Armstrong and Hines recorded weather bird in 1928 but wasn't released until

Which bandleader is credited for establishing saxophones as a standard part of jazz ensembles.

Which two European powers controlled new Orleans before it became part of the U.S.

The Pace-Handy music company was founded in Nashville.

compositions like Carolina Shout were distributed through player piano rolls as well as records

Country blues lyrics typically present a chornical account in the 3rd person

The pairing of guitar and bass in New Orleans jazz is derived from the:

James Reese Europe’s band the 39th infantry band was known as the

All of the following are examples of the impact of recordings on the spread of jazz except:

Whats the label run by W.C. Handy and Harry Pace

Armstrong and Hines performed together in a group called the Savoyagers led by violionist

Which tin pan alley songwriters is unusual for composing both music and lyrics.

The leaders of the Harlem Renaissance viewed jazz as coarse, commercial music.

In jazzing away prejudice a 1919 editorial stated that _ could break down the barriers in Music

All of the following are true of Armstrongs West End Blues except

Coleman Hawkins's tenor saxophone style was strongly influenced by the brass player:

Bechet went to Europe with William Marion Cook and the Southern Syncopated Orchestra in 1918

James P. Johnson was the favorite accompanist for Ethel Waters and

Which folklorist is responsible for documenting the music in the sea islands of Georgia

Bix Beiderbecke died in 1931 at the age of

The most important benefit of Armstrong's time in the New Orleans Waif home was the he:

The spiritul is a secular genre of American folk music

All of the following describe creoles of color in new Orleans except

New Orleans was established by France in

What was the great migration?

jelly Roll claims that ___ must be present in order for jazz to have the right seasoning

All of the following are True of white ragtime and jazz musicians in New Orleans except.

How did Scott Joplin earn money from his composition maple leaf rag

Armstrong toured extensively with the Hot 5 and Hot Sevens

Louis Armstrong was born on July 4, 1900.

Earl Hines was born in

After a car accident in which Jessie smith lost her arm she died from blood loss

Paul Whiteman hired which African American composer as an arranger?

James P Johnson believed this scott joplin rag was modern and demanding

Bix Beiderbecke recorded this composition on piano in 1927 combining classical music and jazz

The 3 things in New York helping to establish the city's influence on jazz were _, _ and _.

Louis Armstrong's real birthdate was July 4, 1900

All of the following are true of Duke Ellingtons early musical style except

Ballads could be Defined as a folk tradition that

All of the following statements about “The Buzzard Lope” are true except

Each of these ellingtonians is correctly matched with his instrument except

Which instrument is not part of the standard New Orleans jazz front line?

Louis Armstrong popularized _ singing, which uses nonsense syllables in an improvisatory way.

Beiderbecke Joined Trumbauer for an engagement at the Arcadia Ballroom in St. Louis in 1926

All of the following are true of stride piano except:

Storyville closed in 1927 after pressure by:

the following describe the musical situation of creoles of color in New Orleans except

This JPJ piece was based on WC HAndy's St. Louis Blues

Why are songs by Tin Pan Alley composers important for jazz?

compositions like carolina shout were distributed through this medium

Pianist who recorded Hotter than That with Louis Armstrong

Armstrong left Fletcher Hendersons band because he would not allow him to:

Performers who made race records received copyright royalties for their work.

All of the following are true of vaudeville or classic blues except

A rhythmic layer that conflicts with the underlying meter is called a:

Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy" is a musical depiction of a segregated nightclub

Bix Beiderbecke belongs to the first generation of musicians who learned jazz from

Ellington's Black and Tan Fantasy is a musical depiction of:

Bandleader who hired Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins.

All of the following are secular genres of black music except

all of the following describe collective improv in new Orleans jazz except

The transcription of Carolina Shout that was examined in class was done by pianist

Paul Whiteman hired this singer, who influenced Armstrong to add ballads to his repertory:

All of the following are true About king Oliver creole jazz band except:

Which musical form was not frequently used by New Orleans Jazz bands.

JPJ moved to New York City in 1905 with his family.

Which New Orleans musician turned down the check chance to make the first jazz record?

All of the following are achievements of Armstrong's Hot 5 and 7 recordings except:

Ellingtons first composition mimics James P. Johnsons Carolina Shout. This piece was called

Which best defines secondary ragtime

What was the purpose of Paul Whitemans 1924 concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music"?

Beierbecke joined the _ the first band that Northern whites formed in imitation of New Orleans

Ellington's early style featured growling brass sounds played by the trumpeter Bubber Miley

Jelly Roll recorded a king oliver composition the same year Oliver did. What year/what tune?

Earl hines performed with clarinetist, Jimmy Noone at Chicago's

What contribution did king Oliver make to Jazz brass playing?

All of the following are true of Sidney Bechet except:

What duet recorded by Armstrong and Hines is full of trading and daring rhythmic improvisations

Who was not one of the white jazz soloist who played with the Paul Whiteman orchestra?

Bix Beiderbecke's first major band was the

The 1928 recordings of Noone and Hines would become a major influence on this clarinetist:

Beiderbecke first recorded with the wolverines for Gennett Records in 1924

Armstrong and Hines ran their own dance hall, but only for a few weeks.

Which genres of folk music features a lengthy retelling of an episode from local history?

The pianist Lil Hardin became Armstrongs second wife and encouraged him to:

All of the following are true of brass bands except

Under the prohibition which of these activities was illegal?

All of the following aspects of "Singin the blues were considered novel in 1927 except

Bechet recorded Early Every Morning with Louis Armstrong and Alberta Hunter in 1925

In the Ted Gioia text, Which noted architect witnessed a dance in conga square in 1819?

Vaudeville or classic blues singers took a consistent approach to form with 12 bar choruses.

Singing the blues was recorded in 1927 by Frankie Trumbauer and his Orchestra

Who composed You've gotta be modernistic, carolina shout and the charleston

JPJ composed the opera "De Organizer" in 1940, with the text written by Langston Hughes

Barnet Bigard played trombone in the Duke Ellington orchestra

Frank Trumbauer's style and sound on the _ influenced lester young and benny carter