Jazz History 2

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

2. Who was regarded as the "James Dean of Jazz" in the 1950s? Gerry Mulligan Chet Baker Dave Brubeck 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"? John Lewis Herbie Hancock Bill Evans Red Garland

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

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

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

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

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