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1
The central figure in the development of jazz/rock fusion was
A)Herbie Hancock
B)Freddie Hubbard
C)Wayne Shorter
D)Miles Davis
2
The rock influence in jazz/rock fusion appears most dominant in the
A)horn section
B)rhythm section
C)soloists
D)melodic writing
3
The artist responsible for the "sound" of rock heard on Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew" was
A)Tony Williams
B)Gil Evans
C)John McLaughlin
D)Herbie Hancock
4
Joe Zawinul, composer/pianist, with Weather Report, credits the "sound-spectrum" style of which famous recording for influencing his composition approach?
A)"Bitches Brew"
B)"Elektric Band"
C)"Birth of the Cool"
D)"Birds of Fire"
5
Chicago and Blood Sweat and Tears
A)Added horns (saxophones, trumpets and trombones)
B)made the horns integral to the ensemble
C)gave the horns space for jazz solos
D)all of these
6
The Grammy winning guitarist/leader, known for his blend of jazz, rock, and Latin influences is
A)John McLaughlin
B)Wes Montgomery
C)Pat Metheny
D)George Benson
7
Eddie Palmieri and Ray Barretto led a back-to-basics Latin movement that became known as
A)clave
B)cubop
C)salsa
D)rumba
8
David Sanborn (though he denies he is a jazz musician) is the saxophonist whose playing bridges the very commercial world of pop and the jazz tradition.
A)True
B)False
9
From its beginning, rock shared which of the following elements with jazz that would make fusion possible?
A)a strong commitment to rhythm
B)the use of the twelve-bar blues progression
C)none of these
D)both A and B
10
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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