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93 Cards in this Set
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Louis Armstrong was born in?
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New Orleans
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West End Blues was composed by?
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King Oliver
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Name the form of popular entertainment in america between 1840 and 1900
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minstrelsy
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what was the name of the music that was highly developed in the mississippi delta?
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the blues
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Bix beiderbecke played
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the cornet
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Jelly Roll Morton was a trombonist from New York T/F?
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F
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The first jazz group to record was the Creole Jazz Band T/F?
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F
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Louis Armstrong played with Fletcher Henderson in the 1920's T/F?
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T
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Syncopation and driving percussion played a prominent roll in European music T/f?
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F
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Call and response is an element of European music T/F
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F
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Duke Ellington was born in?
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Washington DC
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Mary Lou Williams played piano and arranged for?
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Andy Kirk
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Roy Eldridge played?
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Trumpet
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Teddy Wilson played piano with
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Benny Goodman
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Lester Young played saxophone with?
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Count Bassie
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Count Basie was born in Red Bank, NJ T/F?
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T
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Benny Goodman played trumpet, T/F?
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F
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Benny Moten's band became the Duke Ellington Orchestra, T/F?
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F
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Billie Holiday was a talented arranger/pianist who was hired by Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, T/F?
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F
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Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins were important trombonists of the swing era, T/F?
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F
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Charlie Christian played guitar for?
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Benny Goodman
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Benny Carter played:
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Alto Sax
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Juan Tizol played valve trombone with:
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Duke Ellington
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Rex Stewart played Trumpet with:
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Duke Ellington
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Benny Goodman was born in Red Bank, NJ, T/F?
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F
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Mary Lou Williams was hired to arrange for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, T/F?
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T
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Benny Moten's band became the fletcher henderson orchestra, T/F?
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F
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Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey were important trombonists of the swing era, T/F?
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T
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Mario Bauza played:
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trumpet
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The first jazz recordings were done by:
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Nick LaRocca's Original Dixieland Jazz Band
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Chico O'Farrill was a noted:
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Arranger
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Fletcher Henderson's band was based in:
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New York
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Joe Oliver migrated to:
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Chicago
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Which of the following venues played a pivotal role in the development of Bebop:
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Minton's Playhouse
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Andy Kirk's band was based in:
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Kansas City
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Art Tatum played:
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Piano
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The african slave brought to the americas were from:
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the sub saharan west coast of Africa
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Louis Armstrong was born on july 1st, 1900 T/F?
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F
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Duke Ellington's band was not originally the benny moten band, T/F?
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T
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Pianist Bud Powell was known for his contribution to Ragtime piano, T/F?
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F
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Field Hollers were an integral part of worship music, T/F?
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F
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Benny Goodman's popularity developed after he moved to NYC from chicago, T/F?
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T
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Lester Young influenced Frank Trumbauer, T/F?
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F
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Fats Nacarro was known for his contributions to the Be Bop movement, T/F?
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T
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JJ Johnson played clarinet in Buddy Bolden's band, T/F?
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F
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Charlie Parker had the nick name "shark", T/F
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F - Bird
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Minstrelsy became a popular form of american entertainment from 1910 - 1940, T/F
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F
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Name one prominent tenor sax from the swing era:
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Lester Young
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what was Sidney Bechet's ethnic background?
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Creole
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Name two drummers from the bebop movement:
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Art Blakey
Kenny Clarke |
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Name one prominent trumpeter from the swing era:
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Louis Armstrong
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What was the name of the orchestra led by mario bauza and his brother in law Frank Grillo?
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Machito and his Afro Cubans
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Name two differences between Swing and BeBop:
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Swing favored big bands and dance halls
Bebop favored small bands and small jazz clubs |
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what was the name given to the period of time where a large number of southern blacks relocated to northern states?
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Great migration
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State 2 elements of African Music that contributed to the development of Jazz:
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Call and response
Percussion dominance |
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State two elements of European music that contributed to the development of Jazz:
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Instrumentation
Harmony |
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Dizzie Gillespie played:
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Trumpet
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The Afro Cuban Jazz Suite was composed by:
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Chico O'Farrill
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Artie Shaw was a noted:
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Clarinet player
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Chick Webb's band was based in:
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NYC
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Joe "King" Oliver played
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Cornet
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Charlie parker played a significant role in the development of bebop, T/F?
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T
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Duke ellingtons band was based in
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NYC
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Charlie Christian played guitar with:
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Benny Goodman
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Bebop focused on improvisation, T/F?
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T
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Bassist Jimmy Blanton played with Count Basie's Band, T/F?
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F
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Bud Powell was known for his contributions to ragtime piano, T/F?
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F
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Benny Goodman refused to hire African American musicians, T/F?
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F
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Frank Trumbauer played the C melody Sax, T/F?
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T
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Harry James was a bebop era saxaphonist, T/F?
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F
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Johnny Hodges played alto sax with Duke Ellington's band, T/F?
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T
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Name a prominent trumpeter from the swing era:
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Harry Sweets Edison
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Name one pianist from the bebop era:
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Thelonious Monk
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Name two trumpet players that worked with Duke Ellington:
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Rex Stewart
Cootie Williams |
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Art Blakey played:
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Drums
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John Coltrane played Saxophone with:
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The Miles Davis Quintet/Sextet
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Eric Dolphy played:
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Alto Sax
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Cecil Taylor is most closely associated with:
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Avant-Garde/Free Jazz
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Pianist McCoy Tyner is known for his association with:
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John Coltrane
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Miles Davis recorded "The birth of the cool" in 1949, T/F?
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T
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Ornette Coleman brought his group to NYC from LA which included trumpeter Buddy Bolden, T/F
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F
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Jackie McLean played alto sax, T/F?
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T
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Charles Mingus was a successful bandleader who played trombone, T/F?
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F
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Eric Dolphy played piano with charles mingus, T/F?
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F
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Joe Henderson played:
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Tenor Sax
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Wayne Shorter played with:
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The Miles Davis Quintet
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Brooker Little played;
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trumpet
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Sun Ra is most closely associated with:
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Avant-Garde/Free Jazz
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Pianist Herbie Hancock is known for his association with;
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Miles Davis
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Horace Silver played with the original Jazz Messangers, T/F?
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T
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Ornette Coleman brought his group to NYC from LA which included trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, T/F?
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F
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Jackie McLean played alto sax, T/F?
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T
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Keith Jarrett played trumpet, T/F
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F
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