A Review of the History of Jazz 2

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1. Who was Duke Ellington's first and long time drummer? Chick Webb Sonny Greer Buddy Rich Gene Krupa

2. Who was Duke Ellington's most prolific collaborator? Sammy Nestico Sonny Greer Count Basie Billy Strayhorn

3. Who was "Lady Day"? Billie Holliday Sarah Vaughn Ella Fitzgerald Dinah Washington

4. In whose swing band did Dizzy Gillespie play? Cab Calloway Duke Ellington Count Basie Woody Herman

5. Whom did Dizzy Gillespie collaborate with to invent be-bop? Louis Armstrong Lenny Tristano Charlie Parker Cab Calloway

6. What was Charlie Parker's nickname? Hawk Birdland Yardbird The Prez

7. Who played piano in the house band at Minton's? Thelonious Monk Richie Powell Bud Powell Teddy Wilson

8. What was the ground breaking album recorded in 1949 by the Miles Davis Nonet that usherred in a new era of jazz? Kind of Blue Birth of the Cool Milestones Miles Smiles

9. Gil Evans was partly responsible for the sound of cool jazz through his many compositions and arrangements. True False

10. Which of these players was the trumpet player who died young (age 26) in a tragic car accident? Dizzy Gillespie Clifford Brown Louis Armstrong Roy Eldridge