Jazz History Final

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

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

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

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

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

Pianist who recorded Hotter than That with Louis Armstrong

all of the following are True of Buddy Bolden except.

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

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

All of the following are true of Fletcher Henderson except:

Armstrong toured extensively with the Hot 5 and Hot Sevens

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

compositions like carolina shout were distributed through this medium

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

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

Barnet Bigard played trombone in the Duke Ellington orchestra

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Orleans was established by France in

Earl Hines was born in

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

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

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

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

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

Armstrong moved to Chicago to play with the bandleader:

Beiderbecke first recorded with the wolverines for Gennett Records in 1924

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

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

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

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

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

What contribution did king Oliver make to Jazz brass playing?

All of the following were important black songwriters except:

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

Bix Beiderbecke's first major band was the

The spiritul is a secular genre of American folk music

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

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

Which best defines secondary ragtime

Paul Whiteman hired which African American composer as an arranger?

All of the following are true of Sidney Bechet except:

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

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

Bix Beiderbecke died in 1931 at the age of

All of the following are secular genres of black music except

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

Bandleader who hired Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Pace-Handy music company was founded in Nashville.

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

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

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

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

All of the following are true of brass bands except

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

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

Louis Armstrong was born on July 4, 1900.

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

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

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

What was the great migration?

Each of these ellingtonians is correctly matched with his instrument except

Ballads could be Defined as a folk tradition that

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Storyville closed in 1927 after pressure by:

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

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

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

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

All of the following are true of stride piano except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Under the prohibition which of these activities was illegal?

Louis Armstrong's real birthdate was July 4, 1900

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

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

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

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