MSM Jazz History 2 (Saltzman)

What is a "commonwealth band?"

The Cotton Club was operated by this gangster

All of the following are true of Jimmie Lunceford and his band except

Chick Webb became the first drummer to lead his own orchestra when he began leading a band here

After being discovered by John Hammond, the Basie band faced all these challenges except

All of the following are true of territory bands except

T/F: In jazz history, Kansas City was considered the urban headquarters of the Southwest

T/F: A "head arrangement" is unwritten

Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-a-ning" is based on these two compositions

The Benny Goodman Quarter's recording of "Dinah" demonstrates that small-group swing

T/F: Duke Ellington earned a NAACP scholarship to study art at the Pratt Institute in New York.

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

The American political boss who controlled Kansas City during the 1930s was

T/F: Kay Davis was the featured vocalist on Duke Ellington's composition, Rocks in My Bed

Chick Webb's band recorded an arrangement of Blue Lou, which was also recorded by this group

T/F: Ben Webster began performing with Duke in 1924.

T/F: Duke Ellington was born on April 29, 1899

This Duke song is one of his first substantial meditative tone poems from the prewar years:

For 50 years, what Ellingtonian played lead alto with tough bluesy and passionate romanticism?

In 1950, Ellington recorded a 15 min version of this previously recorded song with 16 choruses

All of the following are true of swing dance style except:

The initial version of the Washingtonians was led by this musician

While working with NBC in 1934-1935, Benny Goodman was given a budget for ___ new charts a week

All of the following are true of Count Basie except

T/F: The dueling style of Basie's saxophone soloists was widely imitated during the Swing Era

Benny Goodman commissioned these major works from classical composers except

T/F: "Steppin' Into Swing Society" was the Duke Ellington band's first recording in 1938

This trumpet soloist is known for his recording of "I Can't Get Started"

T/F: Arthur Lange's book, Arranging for the Modern Dance Orchestra, was published in 1924

Once the Count Basie band arrives in NY, they begin rehearsing in the basement of this building

The Basie rhythm section was nicknamed the ________ rhythm section

T/F: Sy Oliver wrote the arrangement of Rockin' Chair for the Gene Krupa Orchestra

The following charts for Benny Goodman's band were written by Fletcher Henderson

Which communication medium began with local broadcasting in 1921 and later national broadcasts?

T/F: The Reno Club was where Count Basie often performed in Kansas City

Duke's early breakthrough defined all of these aspects of New York's musical culture EXCEPT:

T/F: Benny Goodman gave his band a "hot" sound by hiring some of the best black arrangers in NY

Tone poems were introduced in the middle of the ___ century by this composer

T/F: Many Swing Era territory musicians went their entire lives without being recorded

How old was Jimmy Blanton when he began playing with the Ellington Orchestra?

Duke Ellington's composition "Fugueaditti" was part of this larger work

From Dec 1934 to May 1935, Benny Goodman was contracted to host this NBC radio show

The invention of the ___ helped turn around the struggling record industry during the Swing Era

The popularity of swing affected the employment situation for musicians in these ways except:

This magazine ran the headline "Chick Webb Defeats Benny Goodman" in 1937

What is a "soli" in the context of swing band arranging?

T/F: Basie's "New Testament" band carried on tradition with more complicated head arrangements

What competitive advantage did Kansas City bands gain from their use of head arrangements?

T/F: The Swing Era is bounded chronologically by the Great Depression and World War II

Sonny Greer came to Washington in 1919, after performing in a trio with this pianist

All of the following are true of Lester Young's career except

Fletcher Henderson's orchestra consisted of how many musicians?

T/F: Ella Fitzgerald's A-Tisket, A Tasket was on the Hit Parade for 16 weeks in 1938

The dance style most associated with the Savoy, the Lindy Hop, was named after this person

This trombonist, guitarist, and arranger worked with Basie to write down his head arrangements

T/F: Upon arriving in NY in 1937, the Basie band performed at the Savoy for a 4-week stint

Drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa performed with Benny Goodman from _____

T/F: Barney Bigard plays the clarinet solo in the first version of East St. Louis Toodle-Oo

Which musician was not a member of the All American Rhythm Section?

T/F: Duke's early musical style featured growling brass sounds played by trumpeter Bubber Miley

This jazz singer was known as a strong blues baritone, and performed with Basie, among others

Duke Ellington's "Braggin' in Brass" utilizes this device, found in 13th/14th century polyphony

T/F: Chelsea Bridge, Take the A Train, and Rain Check were all recorded in 1941

How did Duke Ellington's extended engagement at the Cotton Club help his career?

Duke Ellington premiered this piece at Carnegie Hall on December 11, 1943

Why did Benny Goodman's band have a sudden success with young audiences in California in 1935?

Duke's Conga Brava includes all of the following EXCEPT:

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

The saxophonist ____ is credited with establishing the tenor sax as the embodiment of jazz

While Jimmie Lunceford was in high school in Denver, he studied music with this man

T/F: Sidney Bechet Performed with the Washingtonians for one year in 1924

Abel Green reviewed the Ellington Orchestra's Cotton Club debut for this publication

T/F: Roy Eldridge was one of the first permanent black members of a white band

T/F: Jelly Roll's Dead Man Blues and Duke's Black and Tan Fantasy were recorded 5 years apart

What is a "head arrangement" in the context of swing band arranging?

In October 1921, James P Johnson recorded "Carolina Shout" along with these two works

Count Basie signed an exploitative recording contract with this record label in 1936

How was Basie's "New Testament" band different from his first big band?

This Ellingtonian also worked as the groups copyist.

The Chicago area clarinetist Franz Schoepp taught all of the following jazz clarinetists except

The title of Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy" refers to a ____ that was integrated

T/F: Tricky Sam's solo on East St. Louis Toodle-Oo showcases his mastery of the plunger mute.

Which Basie soloist is incorrectly paired with an instrument?

T/F: Freddie Green joined the Count Basie band in 1937 at the suggestion of John Hammond

All of the following are true of Duke's early musical style EXCEPT:

What would Kansas City musicians do while they waited for a turn to solo at a jam session?

Duke's music often describes specific places, people, or events. Music that does this is called

T/F: Jimmy Lunceford was invited to perform at the Savoy Ballroom in 1934 with Adelaide Hall

Paul Whiteman's concert in Feb 1924 called "An Experiment in Modern Music" was held at

On the way to NY, Basie recorded a small group session in Chicago. This project was called

The essay The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain was written by this poet and novelist

T/F: Mahalia Jackson sang on the premier of Black, Brown, and Beige with Duke Ellington in 1943

Jimmie Lunceford began recording for this record label in 1938

T/F: Benny Goodman formed his trio with Teddy Wilson and Gene Krupa in the summer of 1934

The Blue Devils recorded only once, in 1929. The names of these two pieces are _____ and _____

T/F: Artie Shaw protested against segregation and hired black musicians

Black, Brown, and Beige was partially developed out of this jazz opera that Duke never finished

Which pairing of soloists helped boost the popularity of the Basie band?

All of the following are true of "One O'Clock Jump" except

Benny Goodman's trio became a quartet with the addition of

In the context of jazz history, the Southwest refers to

T/F: Sepia Panorama uses a four-theme structure, as well as mirror image in the overall form

Tenor saxophonist Herschel Evans played with the Basie band until he died of heart failure in

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

T/F: Billy Strayhorn's Chelsea Bridge was inspired by one of James McNeil Whistler's paintings

T/F: Benny Goodman appealed to jazz and classical audiences by strictly separating his music

Teddy Wilson's early role model was pianist

Why would Duke Ellington not have been comfortable with the label "jazz composer"?

T/F: Territory bands operated into the 1940's

T/F: Duke Ellington's Black and Tan fantasy is musical depiction of a segregated nightclub

T/F: At the beginning of the Swing Era, bands were not racially integrated

Which of these Ellington trombonists specialized in valve trombone and worked as a copyist?

All of the following are true of Mary Lou Williams except

Which technology became a broadcast medium in 1921 with the founding of KDKA in Pittsburgh?

The rhythmic feel of boogie-woogie piano creates

All of the following are true of Lester Young's musical and personal style except

Cootie Williams joined Ellington after trumpeter ____ was fired for difficult behavior

A commonwealth band, in which profits are shared equally, also depends on _____ for decisions

This Bennie Moten recording was a jukebox hit in the late 1940's

T/F: "One O'Clock Jump" existed as a head arrangement for over a decade before being notated

All of the following are true of the premiere of Ellington's Black, Brown, and Beige except

Stride pieces like "Carolina Shout" were distributed through this medium, as well as on records

This tenor saxophonist is one of the many important soloists who played with Fletcher Henderson

T/F: Prohibition ended in 1933

Jimmie Lunceford's Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) was co-composed by

Who played Bari for Duke for 47 years, and was often voiced at the top of the sax section?

T/F: World War II began on September 1, 1939

After hearing Count Basie on the radio, these jazz figures went to KC to bring Basie back to NY

T/F: Barney Bigard played trombone in the Duke Ellington orchestra.

Duke first moves to NYC to perform with this musician in March 1923

Duke Ellington's Jump for Joy premiered on July 10, 1941 at

Cootie Williams left the Duke Ellington band in November 1940 to join this musician's band

"Taxi War Dance" by Count Basie is based on the harmony of this standard

Which 1920s bandleader worked to establish symphonic jazz?

Otto Hardwick performed early on with Duke, but not as a saxophonist, but as a

KC had a thriving gambling scene in the 1930's with revenues of around this much money per year

After performing Black Brown and Beige, Duke structured his longer works by combining them into

T/F: Lester Young was born in New Orleans

The swing rhythm section made all of the following changes from earlier practice except

All of the following legendary Hollywood figures assisted with Ellington's Jump For Joy except

All of the following are examples of concentration in media except

How did the Depression affect record companies

During the beginning of the 20th century, close to __ percent of Chicago's pop. were immigrants

When Duke Ellington left the Cotton Club, he was replaced by this bandleader

Artie Shaw's recording of Star Dust demonstrates how he supplemented the standard big band with

All of the following are part of Fletcher Henderson's arranging style EXCEPT:

T/F: Duke began performing at the Cotton Club on December 4, 1927

Duke Ellington's first composition, written at age 14, was called

Benny Goodman made a landmark in race relations by integrating his trio with Gene Krupa and

Mary Lou Williams debuted segments of this suite on her weekly radio broadcast

During the 1930s/40s, who contributed the most successful arrangements to Benny Goodman's band?

T/F: Jimmy Lunceford played the alto saxophone in his group during the mid to late 1930's

Paul Whiteman's "An Experiment in Modern Music" began with ____, first recorded by ____ in 1917

Bennie Moten received nation-wide attention through his recordings for this record label

Benny Goodman's breakthrough performance in LA was on August 21, 1935 at this venue

T/F: Benny Moten studied piano with two of Scott Joplin's students

In 1930, this composer recorded "Rocking Chair" with Bix, Goodman, Bubber Miley, and others

T/F: Irving Mills wrote the lyrics for the Duke composition, "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me"

In Nov 1932, Duke Ellington was invited to perform at ____ by the music department chair, ____

What Ellingtonian specialized in the woody sound of New Orleans clarinet and played with Louis?

The Savoy dance style known as the ____ differed significantly from earlier dances

T/F: Duke's group the Washingtonians performed at the Hollywood Club, later name Club Kentucky

All of the following are true of John Hammond except

All of the following are reasons New York became the center of jazz during the 1920s EXCEPT:

Which Ellington Composition is based on "Tiger Rag"

Strayhorn's Chelsea Bridge echoes the first 3 measures of the 2nd movement of this Ravel piece

Paul Whiteman's orchestra consisted of how many musicians?

T/F: Duke Ellington's demeanor contradicted accepted stereotypes of black musicians.

What Ellingtonian replaced Bubber Miley and became a specialist in muted trumpet sounds?

T/F: During the Great Depression, record sales skyrocketed thanks to the proliferation of radio

T/F: Mary Lou Williams performed the Zodiac Suite at NY's Town Hall in Dec 1945

T/F: A small number of record labels controlled the recording industry during the Swing Era

Duke Ellington's early group consisted of how many musicians?

Drummer and bandleader, Chick Webb, battled this disease of the spine during his life

Benny Goodman hired these arrangers for his band in addition to Fletcher Henderson

How did Duke's extended engagement at the Cotton Club help his career?

This Ellington work from a concert at Carnegie Hall in 1947 mixes atonality with stride/blues

In 1941, the music industry was in turmoil because of a conflict between this company and radio

All of the following are true of stride piano EXCEPT:

Boogie-woogie was a social music, performed in rough places known as _____

Billy Strayhorn wrote this composition in 1939 for the Ellington Orchestra

Between 1927 and 1932, record sales in the United States declined by ____

Known as "Youth," this Ellingtonian started with the band at 17 and stayed for half a century