Some sample questions from this category:
* Which jazz pianist is best known to fusion fans for stroking the organ with the group 'Return to Forever'?
* What jazz trumpet icon was heralded as the 'Prince of Darkness' to media hounds and music critics, none of whom could seem to break the ice in their interviews with this master?
* Name the alto saxophonist behind the landmark 1959 release, 'The Shape of Jazz to Come,' quite possibly the most forward-looking album of its decade.
* This British guitarist, prior to forming 'Mahavishnu Orchestra,' grew up on the violin, traveled as a bluesman, and worked with Miles Davis extensively.
* This incredible percussionist, if we were to apply sports terms, could be called the greatest 'scout' in the history of jazz, recruiting such talents as Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, and Lee Morgan during his tenure as one of the 'Jazz Messengers.'
* 'A Love Supreme' is a prayer inspired by one man's dedication to his faith after overcoming addiction. Who was this saxophonist?
* The father of 'bop,' this saxophonist is the choice of ornithologists and jazz fans alike.
* This short-live bassist's complexity aroused the passions of many fusion fans in the 70's with 'Weather Report.' He evolved through solo performances in the 80's but was lost early.
* Who was the vibraphone plyer in the Modern Jazz quartet?
* The nickname of trumpeter Harry Edison was what?
* Theodore Rollins is more commonly known as what?
* Which tenor sax player was often found playing with Kenny Burrell and Jimmy Smith?
* Which of these was not a member of the Miles Davis Sextet?
* Which jazz trumpeter was known for his ballooning cheeks and tilted bell on his instrument?
* Which jazz cornet player was portrayed by Danny Kaye in a movie biography?
* What hit Swing song did Ziggy Elman adapt from an old Jewish folk tune?
* Which Count Basie composition was used on the infamous Gong Show?
* Which jazzman met success despite the loss of an arm?
* Who composed the jazz standard "Misty"?
* Which pianist co-wrote "Round Midnight"?
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