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1

The funky style is often described as
A)emotional
B)earthy
C)more driving
D)all of the above
2

The saxophonist who used thematic variation rather than variations on a standard melody or playing changes was
A)Coleman Hawkins
B)Branford Marsalis
C)Sonny Rollins
D)Wayne Shorter
3

The man who was capable of leading a tour as a jazz pianist, a classical pianist or a classical conductor was
A)Jimmy Smith
B)Les McCann
C)Ramsey Lewis
D)Andre Previn
4

The Grammy winning artist who used double- and triple-track overdubs to create subtle improvisational interweavings was
A)Andre Previn
B)Bill Evans
C)Les McCann
D)Ramsey Lewis
5

The hard bop school marks a return to
A)“straight ahead” jazz
B)dixieland-like polyphony
C)innovative experimentation
D)the homophonic, written arrangements of the Swing Era
6

Among the most prominent innovators of the emerging “funky” style, and the artist who is its highly regarded progenitor was
A)Andre Previn
B)Horace Silver
C)Bill Evans
D)Duke Ellington
7

The arranger whose arrangements for the Dizzy Gillespie State Department sponsored tour proved that good, funky blues worked for big bands was
A)Horace Silver
B)Duke Ellington
C)Quincy Jones
D)Charles Mingus
8

The artist who twice retired (1959 to 1961 and again in 1969) to practice because he was dissatisfied with his playing was
A)Bill Evans
B)Art Blakey
C)Charles Mingus
D)Sonny Rollins
9

The player/composer whose career ranged from working with Louis Armstrong to leading intense experimental ensembles was
A)Charles Mingus
B)Horace Silver
C)George Russell
D)Bill Evans
10

Pianist Bill Evans, though well known for his solo and trio recordings, is also heard on which Miles Davis’s recordings?
A)“Kind of Blue”
B)“Birth of the Cool”
C)“Milestones”
D)“Walkin’”
11

“Haitian Fight Song” and “Better Git it in Your Soul” are compositions by
A)Duke Ellington
B)Charles Mingus
C)Horace Silver
D)Andre Previn
12

The distinction between cool and hard bop was both musical and geographical.
A)True
B)False
13

The amen chords of gospel jazz are
A)plagal cadences
B)authentic cadences
C)deceptive cadences
D)imperfect cadences
14

The hard bop Jazz Messengers were a “jazz university” that trained many artists (including the Marsalis brothers and Freddie Hubbard). Who led the Jazz Messengers?
A)Horace Silver
B)Charles Mingus
C)Jimmy Smith
D)Art Blakey
15

The funky hard bop regression was marked by
A)less complex harmonies
B)excessive use of blue notes
C)an emphasis on communication between players and listeners
D)all of the above





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