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 Billy Strayhorn Count Basie Sonny Greer

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

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

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 Teddy Wilson Richie Powell Thelonious Monk

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 Miles Smiles Milestones Birth of the Cool

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