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1
The two leading architects of bebop were
A)Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
B)Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
C)Lester Young and Count Basie
D)Stan Kenton and Woody Herman
2
Bebop drummers
A)played in a flat four to keep the beat obvious
B)used the bass and snare drums mainly for accents
C)reverted to the two beat style of Chicago style Dixieland
3
Bebop was filled with
A)tonal clashes
B)unusual harmonies
C)fast tempos with complex rhythms
D)all of these
4
Bebop musicians built much of the repertoire by creating new, complex melodies based upon the framework and chord changes of standard tunes (i.e., "Donna Lee" based on "Indiana").
A)True
B)False
5
Like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker had a long and active career spanning much of the "golden age" of jazz.
A)True
B)False
6
Which trombonist proved that it was possible to play in the bebop style on a trombone?
A)Mel Powell
B)Tommy Dorsey
C)J. J. Johnson
D)Fats Navarro
7
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
8
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
9
Latin rhythms cycled back into jazz in the big bands of
A)Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey
B)Duke Ellington and Count Basie
C)Dizzie Gillespie and Stan Kenton
D)Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk
10
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





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