JAZZ IN THE 20TH CENTURY EXAM

There are theories that bebop was NOT a reaction to commercial jazz.

In Joe "King" Oliver's band, no instrument was the dominant instrument

During WWII, Duke Ellington hosted a weekly radio program that sold what product?

Scholars believe that bebop moved jazz from ______ to ______.

Saxophone acted as a "battleground" between the Harlem of literary aspirations & Harlem of jazz and blues.

"Ragtime" was a compositional style, while "Rag" was a performance style.

What aspect of jazz has been a major point of academic conflict over the decades?

What aspect mattered most in hard bop?

What is another word for "the blending together of cultural elements that perviously existed separately?"

Which city is NOT in the "jazz triangle?"

Blues created a sense of camaraderie between African Americans

"Cool" is a jazz term that originally implied a lifestyle, while "Cool Jazz" was an emerging opponent to bebop

What made other locations in the U.S. notice New Orleans as a musical headquarters?

What was a central aspect to hard bop?

During what era was jazz seen as "mainstream," according to Stanely Dance?

Bebop melodies were secondary, and its emphasis was on individual solos.

What groups helped support the brass bands in New Orleans?

An open space in New Orleans famous for its African music and dances

The Excelsior Brass band supported the experimental sound of Buddy Bolden's group.

The Hard Bop genre was largely practiced by white musicians

Where was Bebop created?

Scholars believe communal dances in New Orleans evolved into Second Line Funeral Processions

What kind of music did NOT influence the development of "hard bop?"

Spain renewed control of New Orleans in 1800

Many jazz musicians were forced to do non-jazz work during the 1950s.

Which form of blues had closer ties to jazz?

During WWII, jazz was what kind of music in the U.S.?

Who was Buddy Bolden? Select all that apply.

Lincoln Gardens was where many attended to listen to Chicago jazz in the early 1920s

The rise in piano production in the U.S. caused the explosion of what music in the late 19th/early 20th century?

Which record company exposed black artists the most in the 1920s?