Jazz Quiz, Week Five: Cool , & Piano Greats

Please print up and mark, or just make a note on a piece of paper as to number and correct letter answer. Answers at bottom of page. Circle the correct answers:

1. True or False: was born in 1940. A. True B. False

2. Wes Montgomery's early idol was: a) Joe Pass, b) , c) , d)

3. was known as: a) “The Duke of Jazz”, b) “The King of Cool”, c) “The Prince of Cool”, d) “The Baron of ”

4. Which was a groundbreaking album in Cool Jazz?: a) “The Birth of Cool” by , b) “Salt Peanuts” by Dizzy Gillespie, c) “Frank Sinatra in Paris”, d) “Aunt Hagar's ” by Art Tatum

5. True or False: Chet Baker became an icon of the West Coast “cool school of jazz”. a) True, b) False

6. Which of the following was NOT true of ?: a) He had great improvisational skills, b) He was able to popularize odd markings (such as 5/4), c) He met his musical partner, , in the service, d) He was in a band with Billie Holiday

7. Which of the following pianists played on Allegheny river boats at the age of 11?: a) Art Tatum, b) Erroll Garner, c) Sir , d) Dave Brubeck

8. Duke Ellington's nickname for Oscar Peterson was: a) “King of the Piano”, b) “Duke of the Piano” c) “Shah of the Piano”, d) “The Maharaja of the Piano”

9. Which of the following pianists was often referred to as “the of the Piano”?: a) Bud Powell, b) Sir George Shearing, c) Art Tatum, d) Mel Torme

10. “Cantaloupe Island”, “Watermelon Man”, and “Maiden Voyage” were all hits by, ? a) Art Tatum, b) Chick Corea, c) Herbie Hancock, d) Oscar Peterson

Answers: 1) False ( 2) b ( 3) c (4) a (5) True (6) d (7) b (8) d (9) a (10) c