Jazz Quiz, Week Four: and Hard Bop

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1. True or False: The most likely explanation for how “Bebop” or “Rebop” got it's name is from Latin American bandleaders who would encourage their players by yelling, “Arriba, arriba.”. A. True B. False

2. While swing featured big band arrangements, Bebop focussed on: a) the singers, b) lead trumpet players, c) improvisation, d) blues

3. Which of the following clubs was known as the “incubator” for early Bebop: a) “The Cotton Club” in Harlem, b) “Minton's” in New York City, c) “Whiskey A-Go-Go” in Los Angeles, d) “The Half Shell” in Boston

4. Which is a good example of Bebop composition?: a) “Salt Peanuts”, b) “Mood Indigo”, c) “Lady of Spain”, d) “Moonlight Serenade”

5. True or False: When the bass drum was used to accent certain syncopations in Bebop, it was called, “dropping bombs”. a) True, b) False

6. had many nicknames; which of the following was NOT one of them?: a) Bird, b) The Baron, c) Yardbird

7. Which of the following was official royalty who became close to Thelonius Monk and other members of the scene: a) Queen Elizabeth, b) The Duchess of York, c) Baroness “Nica” Rothschild, d) Princess Grace of Monaco

8. The best selling jazz record of all time (and most important one from the Hard bop era) is: a) Frank Sinatra; Live at the Met, b) Tony Bennett and Bill Evans, “Together Again”, c) 's “Salt Peanuts”, d) Miles Davis: “Kind Of Blue”

9. Which of the following partners are attributed to starting the Hard Bop movement?: a) Art Blakey and Horace Silver, b) Count Basie and Duke Ellington, c) Miles Davis and John Coltrane, d) Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb

10. Which of the following was awarded the 2010 National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.? a) Miles Davis, b) John Coltrane, c) Sonny Rollins, d) Art Blakey

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