Jazz History 2

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1. Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke formed this influential group in 1952. The Milt Jackson Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet The Moovin' Jazz Quartet The Minuet Jazz Quartet

2. Who was regarded as the "James Dean of Jazz" in the 1950s? Chet Baker Dave Brubeck Gerry Mulligan Stan Getz

3. Who was the lead alto saxophone player in the Duke Ellington Orchestra during the height of its popularity in the 1930s and 40s and co-wrote the song "Jeep's Blues" with Ellington? Answer: (2 words J... H...)

4. Who was the pianist on Miles Davis' seminal 1959 album "Kind of Blue"? Herbie Hancock John Lewis Red Garland Bill Evans

5. Who was the Creole musician from New Orleans who was the self-proclaimed "inventor" of jazz? King Oliver Jelly Roll Morton Kid Ory Buddy Bolden

6. When Louis Armstrong moved from New Orleans to Chicago in 1922 he was going to play with this man's band. Jack Teagarden Buddy Bolsen King Oliver Kid Ory

7. Who was the big man from Texas nicknamed "Big T"? Billy Tipton Jack Teagarden Art Tatum McCoy Tyner

8. What did Thelonious Monk lose in 1951 that made his life very difficult for a number of years? His Mind His Recording Contract His Job His Cabaret Card

9. Who was the Belgian-born gypsy who made his reputation as a musician in France, cemented it by performing with Duke Ellington in America, and was regarded as one of the first jazz masters on his instrument? Stephane Grappelli Django Reinhardt Alphonse Mouzon Jaco Pastorius

10. Who spotted Coleman Hawkins in a theatre pit orchestra in 1922 and promptly hired him as a bandmember, thereby kickstarting an enormous career? King Oliver Mamie Smith Fletcher Henderson Bessie Smith