A Review of the History of Jazz 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who played piano in the house band at Minton's? Bud Powell Thelonious Monk Richie 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? Birth of the Cool Milestones Kind of Blue 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 Roy Eldridge Louis Armstrong Clifford Brown