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1

Latin rhythms and musicians have had only a minor effect on jazz.
A)true
B)false
2

Ragtime pianist Benjamin R.Harney stated (c. 1890) that ragtime was a derivative of the Spanish influenced Mexican
A)danza
B)habanera
C)sequidilla
D)all of the above
3

The Brazilian bossa nova merged well with
A)west coast jazz
B)hard bop
C)fusion
D)gospel jazz
4

Eddie Palmieri and Ray Barretto led a back-to-basics Latin movement that became known as
A)clave
B)cubop
C)salsa
D)rumba
5

“Peanut Vendor” was responsible for the 1930’s rumba craze. Which group first recorded that hit?
A)James Reese Europe’s Orchestra
B)Don Azpiazu’s Havano Casino Orchestra
C)The Stan Kenton Orchestra
D)Duke Ellington’s Orchestra
6

One of the signature compositions of the late 1940’s cubop, “A Night in Tunisia”, was written by
A)Charlie Parker
B)Stan Kenton
C)Dizzy Gillespie
D)Cab Calloway
7

The man who frequently and effectively performanced with Brazilian composer/guitarist Joao Gilberto was
A)Stan Getz
B)Dizzy Gillespie
C)Cal Tjader
D)Horace Silver
8

The New Orleans World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial performance of this group in 1884 was one of the earliest examples of Latin dance music heard in the Crescent City.
A)the Mexican Band
B)Buddy Bolden’s Band
C)the Havana Casino Orchestra
D)James Reese Europe’s Orchestra
9

The bossa nova movement brought which Brazilian guitarists to center stage?
A)Bola Sete
B)Joao Gilberto
C)Laurindo Almeida
D)all of the above
10

The percussion instrument that has become the signature of Latin dance is
A)bongos
B)congas
C)claves
D)tam tams
11

Which of the following was prominent in the fusion of Latin jazz with soul and rhythm and blues?
A)Mongo Santamaria
B)Dizzy Gillespie
C)Chick Corea
D)Mario Banza
12

The Cuban conga drummer who added the “Latin tinge” to Dizzie Gillespie’s big band was
A)Machito
B)Don Azpiazu
C)Mario Bauza
D)Chano Pozo
13

Who was the timbalero/vibraphonist who borrowed the more complex harmonies of jazz for his Latin arrangements and infused his jazz performances with complex Latin rhythms?
A)Tito Puente
B)Mario Bauza
C)Tito Rodriquez
D)Machito
14

“Song for My Father” was ______________ attempt to incorporate the true feeling of the bossa nova into his funky hard bop?
A)Dizzy Gillespie’s
B)Art Blakey’s
C)Horace Silver’s
D)Mongo Santamaria’s
15

Whose performance in 1979 in Carnegie Hall will Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz and Mongo Santamaria signaled the Latin-jazz revival of the 1980’s?
A)Stan Kenton
B)Irakere
C)the Havana Casino Orchestra
D)Machito





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