Legends of Jazz and Blues

Arts and Music · 10 questions

The improvisers, singers and trailblazers who shaped American music.

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1. Which trumpeter is known as 'Satchmo' and sang 'What a Wonderful World'?

   1. Miles Davis
   2. Dizzy Gillespie
   3. Louis Armstrong
   4. Chet Baker
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   C) Louis Armstrong

2. Which city is considered the birthplace of jazz?

   1. Chicago
   2. New Orleans
   3. New York
   4. Memphis
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   B) New Orleans

3. Which jazz album by Miles Davis (1959) is one of the best-selling of all time?

   1. Kind of Blue
   2. Bitches Brew
   3. A Love Supreme
   4. Time Out
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   A) Kind of Blue

4. Which singer is nicknamed 'Lady Day'?

   1. Ella Fitzgerald
   2. Nina Simone
   3. Sarah Vaughan
   4. Billie Holiday
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   D) Billie Holiday

5. Which instrument did John Coltrane play?

   1. Piano
   2. Trumpet
   3. Clarinet
   4. Saxophone
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   D) Saxophone

6. Blues music developed largely in which region of the United States?

   1. The Rocky Mountains
   2. Alaska
   3. The Mississippi Delta
   4. New England
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   C) The Mississippi Delta

7. What is 'improvisation' in jazz?

   1. Playing only written notes
   2. Creating melodies spontaneously
   3. Singing without words
   4. Repeating a chorus
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   B) Creating melodies spontaneously

8. Which saxophonist composed 'Take Five', made famous by the Dave Brubeck Quartet?

   1. Paul Desmond
   2. Charlie Parker
   3. Stan Getz
   4. Sonny Rollins
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   A) Paul Desmond

9. Duke Ellington led a big band for around 50 years.

   1. True
   2. False
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   A) True

10. Jazz originated in Europe in the 19th century.

    1. True
    2. False
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    B) False