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The Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue" is an example of which jazz stylistic approach? |
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Clifford Brown co-led a quartet with....? |
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Cannonball Adderley invited his then current employer to play on his album "Somethin' Else." Who was this employer? |
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Who were the Jones brothers? |
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-Thad Jones, lead trumpet for Basie, co-founder of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra -Elvin Jones, drummer for John Coltrane -Hank Jones, pianist |
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Clifford Brown was killed in a car accident on June 26, 1956. Who was the pianist that was also killed? |
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What best describes the personnel on "Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago"? |
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The Miles Davis sextet without Miles: -Cannonball, alto -Trane, tenor -Wynton Kelly, piano -Paul Chambers, bass -Jimmy Cobb, drums |
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Who were the sax players on Boss Tenors? |
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Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt |
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What did Art Blakey call his quintet? |
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What album did Brubeck's "Take Five" come from? |
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What was the one album that Coltrane made on Blue Note as a leader? |
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When the rhythm section showed up to record "Giant Steps," it was..... |
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Extremely difficult for Tommy Flanagan because he thought it was a ballad |
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The tune Naima on the album "Giant Steps" is named after....? |
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Who were the members of Coltrane's classic quartet? |
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-John Coltrane, tenor and soprano saxophones -McCoy Tyner, piano -Elvin Jones, drums -Jimmy Garrison, bass |
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Most of the albums made by Miles and his first classic quintet were on what label? |
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Who were the members of Miles' first classic quintet? |
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-Miles Davis, trumpet -John Coltrane, tenor saxophone -Red Garland, piano -Paul Chambers, bass -"Philly" Joe Jones, drums |
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Who were the members of Miles' second classic quintet? |
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-Miles Davis, trumpet -Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone -Herbie Hancock, piano -Ron Carter, bass -Tony Williams, drums |
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Which composer/performer wrote Que Pasa, Nutville, Peace, and Sister Sadie? |
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Herbie Hancock's album "Maiden Voyage" had what personnel? |
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-Herbie Hancock, piano -Ron Carter, bass -Tony Williams, drums -Freddie Hubbard, trumpet -George Coleman, tenor sax |
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"Money Jungle" features (besides Ellington)..... |
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Charles Mingus and Max Roach |
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Which artist recorded the best-selling album, "Concert by the Sea"? |
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Who were the tenor sax players on "Tough Tenor Favorites?" |
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Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis |
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Who were the members of the quintet that recorded "Jazz at Massey Hall" (1952)? |
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-Dizzy Gillespie -Charlie Parker -Bud Powell -Charles Mingus -Max Roach |
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Dizzy Gillespie made and album with which swing trumpeter? |
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What was the only album that featured both Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane? |
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Who were the other horn players on Dizzy's recording, "Sonny Side Up"? |
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-Sonny Stitt -Sonny Rollins -Ray Bryant, piano -Tommy Bryant, bass -Charlie Persip, drums |
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Who were the sax players on "A Blowin' Session"? |
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Hank Mobley, Johnny Griffin, and John Coltrane |
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Who were the horn players on "For Musicians Only"? |
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Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sonny Stitt |
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What was Stan Getz's favorite album of his own work? |
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What are the Joe Henderson albums we studied in class? |
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"Page One" "In 'n Out" "Inner Urge" "Mode for Joe" "Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn" |
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What are the Lee Morgan albums we studied in class? |
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"The Sidewinder" "Corn Bread" |
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What are the Wes Montgomery albums we studied in class? |
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"The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery" "Full House" "Smokin' at the Half Note" |
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Gerry Mulligan had a piano-less quartet (quintet?) with which jazz trumpet player? |
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What are the Wayne Shorter albums we studied in class? |
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"The All-Seeing Eye" "JuJu" "Speak No Evil" |
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What is the personnel on "Bird and Diz"? |
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Bird, Diz, Curley Russel, Buddy Rich, Thelonious Monk |
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What was Miles Davis' first sextet album? |
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What are the Horace Silver albums we studied in class? |
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"Song for My Father" "Blowin' the Blues Away" "The Cape Verdean Blues" |
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Which jazz artist was known by the nickname "Bags"? |
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After Mel Lewis died, what did the name of his band change to? |
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The Village Vanguard Orchestra |
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What are the names of the Bill Holman sides we studied in class? |
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"A View from the Side" "Brilliant Corners" ("Big Band in a Jazz Orbit") |
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Which band always had 1 french horn and 1 tuba? (New York) |
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What was the name of Bob Florence's band? |
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Which band only used 1 trombone? |
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What are the Maria Schneider albums we studied in class? |
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"Evanescence" "Coming About" "Allegresse" "Concert in the Garden" "Blue Skies" |
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What are the international big bands we studied in class? |
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-Clarke-Boland Big Band -Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass -Norbotten Big Band -Peter Herbolzheimer -WDR Band -Metropole Orchestra |
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Which band always had 2 altos, 2 tenors, and 2 baris? |
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Which band always had 1 alto, 2 tenors, and 2 baris? |
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Which band always had no alto, 3 tenors, and 1 bari? |
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All LA rehearsal bandleaders are great instrumentalists: which one also sings? |
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What are the McCoy Tyner big band albums we studied in class? |
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"Uptown \ Downtown" "Journey" "The Turning Point" |
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Which band does not use a bari sax? |
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Who are the arrangers for the Maria Schneider band? |
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Trick question. Maria Schneider does all her own arrangements |
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What band recorded "More Blues and the Abstract Truth"? |
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What are the Gil Evans albums we studied in class (without Miles)? |
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"Gil Evans and 10" "Out of the Cool" "The Individualism of Gil Evans" |
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"And His Mother Called Him Bill" refers to...? |
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What band recorded "New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm"? |
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Of the first 7 bands we studied, 1 was not a road band. Which one? |
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Pianst leaders usually played very sparsely - but which band was completely piano-less? |
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GO OVER SIDEMEN FROM 1ST 7 BANDS |
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What were the Miles Davis and Gil Evans collaborations we studied in class? |
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"Birth of the Cool" "Miles Ahead" "Porgy and Bess" "Sketches of Spain" |
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Who arranged "The Atomic Mr. Basie"? |
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Which band recorded "The Quintessence"? |
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Which composer/arranger intentionally wrote quarter tones? |
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Which band had the fewest personnel changes? |
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GO OVER ARRANGERS FROM 1ST 7 BANDS |
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Which jazz vocalist recorded an extensive songboook series? |
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Which jazz vocalist recorded "____ in Berlin: Mack the Knife"? |
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Who recorded "Lady Sings the Blues"? |
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Who had the nickname "Lady Day"? |
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Who had the nickname "Sassy"? |
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Who had the nickname "The Velvet Fog"? |
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Who had the nickname "Mr. B"? |
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Which 2 famous quintets did Nancy Williams make albums with? |
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George Shearing and Cannonball Adderley |
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Sarah Vaughan recorded a famous album with which big band? |
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Which jazz vocalist recorded with Count Basie and Mel Lewis? |
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Which jazz vocalist recorded with Miles Davis? |
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Which jazz vocalist could go on stage alone and sound like a group? |
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Who recorded the tunes Seventh Son, Your Mind is on Vacation, Your Molecular Structure, and Your Mouth is Working Overtime? |
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