2220  On-line Questions for Final Exam/ Test # 3 Choose one best answer for each ;  do not leave questions blank. I. C omplete this  last on-line assignment about a contemporary jazz performer: Enjoy listening and viewing these on-line resources: http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jazz+video+singer&FORM=VIRE11#view=detail&mid=B5A81CE390FF78F14FEEB5 A 81CE390FF78F14FEE http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=esperanza+spalding&view=detail&&&mid=F7429F31275F957623B9F7429F31275F957623B9&rvsmid=F74 2 9F31275F957623B9F7429F31275F957623B9#view=detail&mid=F7429F31275F957623B9F7429F31275F957623B9 II.  Questions: IA. Cumulative  Part 1= Match questions 1-5 with these five jazz artists .  [Each is used  once.] A. Louis Armstrong    B. Duke Ellington    C. Charlie Parker    D. Miles Davis    E. John Coltrane 1. His New Orleans style helped make  jazz  primarily  a soloists art and this trumpet player  and singer  an international star. 2. This trumpet player and leader was influential in several jazz styles and trends, including Cool, Postbop, and Fusion jazz. He is recognized for his recordings  Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue,  and  Bitches Brew. 3. This pianist/composer’s group was one of the leading jazz bands of the Swing era. He is celebrated as one of the great composers of the 20 th  century. 4. The Free Jazz movement was led by this intense tenor and soprano saxophonist. After working wit h Miles & Monk, he formed his own classic quartet and recorded his free jazz versions of  My Favorite Things  and  A cknowledgement. 5. This alto saxophonist redirected the course of jazz with his Bebop style improvisations in the 1940’s and 50’s. IB.  Cumulative  Part 2= Match questions 6-10 to the five jazz styles.  [Each is used only once.]   A. Early  Hot  Jazz     B. Swing     C. Bop       D. Free Jazz       E. Postmodern Jazz  6. Art Tatum, pianist  and Toledo native , was the greatest jazz virtuoso of this era, which featured dancing to big bands and the radio during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. 7. The cities of New Orleans and then Chicago were the centers of jazz during this style period. The first jazz records were made and distributed in the Roaring 1920’s. 8. The period starting in the 60’s included the civil rights and peace movements and a variety of jazz styles represented by recordings such as  A Love Supreme . 9. Since 1980’s  Jazz and other art forms of this time period have adopted an eclectic ,  crossover approach, revisiting past and other current styles and influences. 10. This style  began after World War II with the beginning of the “Cold War”;  this  Modern Jazz, reflecting the fast paced and stressful life styles,  was pioneered by jazz artists like Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonius Monk. II .  Critical Thinking: Name the letter that does  not  belong with the others. 11 . Artists who performed in a Miles Davis group and recording:  A. Cannonball Adderley  B. Bill Evans C. John Coltrane   D.  Dizzy Gillespie E. Wa.

1. 2220
On-line Questions for Final Exam/
Test #
3
Choose one best answer for each
;
do not leave questions blank.
I. C
omplete this
last
on-line assignment about a contemporary jazz performer:
Enjoy listening and viewing these on-line resources:
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=jazz+video+singer&FOR
M=VIRE11#view=detail&mid=B5A81CE390FF78F14FEEB5
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II.
Questions:
IA. Cumulative
Part 1= Match questions 1-5 with these five jazz artists
.
[Each is used
once.]
A. Louis Armstrong B. Duke Ellington C. Charlie Parker

2. D. Miles Davis E. John Coltrane
1. His New Orleans style helped make
jazz
primarily
a soloists art and this trumpet player
and singer
an international star.
2. This trumpet player and leader was influential in several jazz
styles and trends, including Cool, Postbop, and Fusion jazz. He
is recognized for his recordings
Birth of the Cool, Kind of Blue,
and
Bitches Brew.
3. This pianist/composer’s group was one of the leading jazz
bands of the Swing era. He is celebrated as one of the great
composers of the 20
th
century.
4. The Free Jazz movement was led by this intense tenor and
soprano saxophonist. After working wit
h Miles & Monk, he
formed his own classic quartet and recorded his free jazz
versions of
My Favorite Things
and
A
cknowledgement.
5. This alto saxophonist redirected the course of jazz with his
Bebop style improvisations in the 1940’s and 50’s.
IB.

3. Cumulative
Part 2= Match questions 6-10 to the five jazz styles.
[Each is used only once.]
A. Early
Hot
Jazz B. Swing C. Bop
D. Free Jazz
E. Postmodern Jazz
6. Art Tatum, pianist
and Toledo native
, was the greatest jazz virtuoso of this era, which featured
dancing to big bands and the radio during the Great Depression
of the 1930’s.
7. The cities of New Orleans and then Chicago were the centers
of jazz during this style period. The first jazz records were
made and distributed in the Roaring 1920’s.
8. The period starting in the 60’s included the civil rights and
peace movements and a variety of jazz styles represented by
recordings such as
A Love Supreme
.
9. Since 1980’s
Jazz and other art forms of this time period have adopted an
eclectic
,
crossover approach, revisiting past and other current styles and
influences.
10.
This style
began after World War II with the beginning of the “Cold

4. War”;
this
Modern Jazz, reflecting the fast paced and stressful life styles,
was pioneered by jazz artists like Dizzy Gillespie and
Thelonius Monk.
II
.
Critical Thinking: Name the letter that does
not
belong with the others.
11
. Artists who performed in a Miles Davis group and recording:
A. Cannonball Adderley
B. Bill Evans
C. John Coltrane
D.
Dizzy Gillespie
E. Wayne Shorter
12
. Artists that performed and recorded with
Weather Report
:
A
. Thelonius Monk
B. Joe Zawinul
C. Wayne Shorter
D
. Jaco Pastorius
13
. Which was NOT a famous partner/pairing of jazz artists that

5. worked and recorded together:
A. Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn B. Charlie “Bird”
Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
C.
Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter
D. Art Tatum and Wynton Marsalis
14
. Which letter is NOT a part or description of Fusion Jazz:
A. Use of synthesizers and electronics
B.
John Coltrane’s Classic Quartet
C. Miles’
Bitches Brew
and
In a Silent Way
album
s
D.
Rock and Funk based rhythms
15
. Which letter does NOT refer to
a style of
jazz from the 1960’s:
A. Bossa Nova
B. Postmodern eclecticism
C. Soul Jazz
D. Free Jazz
16
. Instru
ments often found in a Jazz

6. Fusion band:
A. Synthesizer
B. Banjo
C. Electric Bass
Guitar
D. Electric Guitar
E. Percussion
17
.
Which jazz style
is out of order in time?
A.
Hard Bop B. Free C. Bebop D. Fusion E. Postmodern
18
. Which artist is out of order in time?
A. Louis Armstrong
B. Duke Ellington
C.
John Coltrane D. Wynton Marsalis E. Charlie Parker
19
. Which jazz style and statement
have an error and
are listed incorrectly?
A. New Orleans is
sometimes called

7. the birthplace of jazz in the early 1900’s. B. Chicago was a
center of Hot Jazz in the Roaring 20’s C. Harlem and Kansas
City were two
prominent
places to hear Swing jazz of the 1930’s. D. Bebop emerged in
NYC clubs around 1945 while World War II was ending
.
E. The Great Depression and West Coast Cool jazz
are remembered as part of the 1950’s.
20
. Which performer is NOT a contemporary jazz artist
performing today?
A. Esperanza Spalding
B.
George Benson
C. Herbie Hancock
D.
Miles Davis
E. Pat Metheny
III.
Short answer:
On-Line assignments
Regarding the Miles Davis assignment:
21. What instrument plays the beginning and ending melody?
22. The title of this song, “So What”, can be heard often during
this recorded performance as an accompanying ‘riff’. What
instruments usually play this two note riff?
23. What improvisational technique does this song use?

8. Regarding the
John Coltrane assignment on his recording of “A Love
Supreme”:
24. After the rubato introduction, what words or chant does the
string bass riff emulate?
25. What kinds of rhythms are used by Coltrane’s drummer
[Elvin Jones] and the rhythm section?
26. True or false: without representing any one particular
branch of religion, Coltrane expresses our universal gratitude
for the gift of life.
Regarding
the
Wynton Marsalis assignment:
27.
What city is Marsalis from?
28
.
Marsalis talks about Louis Armstrong’s final recording. What
was the title of the song?
29
. What song
is played from a recording by
Wynton and his father
, Ellis Marsalis
?
30.
A Bing Crosby recording of
“
Stardust
”

9. is played. Then another recording of the same song
in a jazzy, more rhythmic
style
is played.
Who made this
recording?
Regarding the Esperanza Spalding assignment:
31
.
Besides singing, what instrument does
2011 Grammy award winning ‘best new artist’
Spalding
play
while performing
?
32.
On the Kennedy Center broadcast, Spalding is featured with
what other contemporary jazz pianist?
33. Complete these
line
s
from the
concluding
lyrics to the song “Fragile”:
On and on, the rain will fall, like _____
_______________________
___.
On and on, the rain w