Jazz History & Legends

Question 1

What instrument was the influential 20th century Jazz musician Art Tatum best known for?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 2

One of the first creators of Modern Jazz and bebop, this artist was know for his playful music.

Accepted Answer

Thelonius Monk

Question 3

This American Jazz trumpeter was know for his swollen cheeks and signature bent trumpet :

Accepted Answer

Dizzy Gillespie

Question 4

Although he remained misunderstood, his compositions had a large influence on Modern Jazz_____.

Accepted Answer

Thelonius Monk

Question 5

What instrument was Louis Armstrong best known for playing his Jazz music with?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

Question 6

style of music that influenced Jazz and is characteristic of 'ragged' rhythms.

Accepted Answer

Ragtime

Question 7

Which of these is NOT one of Louis Armstrong's best known records?

Accepted Answer

Caravan

Question 8

A style of jazz is characterized by relaxed tempos & lighter tones different from bebop style:

Accepted Answer

Cool Jazz

Question 9

Who of these Artists is NOT considered to be one of the "JAZZ GREATS" ?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Hendrix

Question 10

Dizzy was one of the first to combine Carribean & Brazilian rhythms with Jazz, a genre known as

Accepted Answer

Latin Jazz

Question 11

This type of musical ensemble originated in the U.S. and consists of 12-25 musicians:

Accepted Answer

Big Band

Question 12

Which of these is one of Miles Davis' best known compositions?

Accepted Answer

Milestones, Seven Steps to Heaven, All Blues, Black Satin

Question 13

The Dixieland style of Jazz developed in what City before spreading to Chicago & New York?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 14

This Jazz trumpeter is credited with fathering the "cool" sound, very popular in the 1950s

Accepted Answer

Miles Davis

Question 15

Jazz Combines Elements of which of these types of music?

Accepted Answer

Bigband, Ragtime, Blues, Bebop

Question 16

Melancholic music of folk origin that came of out the southern U.S. in the 1940s_______

Accepted Answer

Blues

Question 17

"Anything goes" Jazz Artists put what types of music together to create unique Jazz sounds?

Accepted Answer

All Types

Question 18

In What city did Art Tatum gain his notoriety during the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 19

This Musician changed the shape of Jazz , paving the way for Jazz to be more complex & varied

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 20

Jazz History has its roots in what American Cities?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans, Chicago, and New York

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