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Jazz History 2

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Jazz : Jazz History 2

Introduction:
"I love Jazz. For an artform with less than 100 years of recorded history, there sure is a lot of material for a quiz like this."


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?
    Stan Getz
    Gerry Mulligan
    Chet Baker
    Dave Brubeck


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
    Bill Evans
    Red Garland
    John Lewis


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"?
    McCoy Tyner
    Billy Tipton
    Jack Teagarden
    Art Tatum


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


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
    Jaco Pastorius
    Alphonse Mouzon
    Django Reinhardt


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


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