Test 3 Biographical Blurbs

Question 1

American jazz saxophonist and composer

Helped pioneer the use of modes and was of the players at the forefront of free jazz.

Answer 1

John Coltrane

Question 2

Worked with Miles Davis, member of his sextet

Appeared on Davis’s record «Kind of Blue»

Answer 2

Julian «Cannonball» Adderley

Question 3

From the 60s to 70s, was in demand as an arranger for film and television, thus less active as a performer.

Answer 3

Benny Golson

Question 4

American jazz tenor saxophonist

Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians

Answer 4

Sonny Rollins

Question 5

American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer

Principal founder of free jazz, term derived from his 1960 album «Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation»

Answer 5

Ornette Coleman

Question 6

Popularized bossa nova in the United States with the hit single «The Girl from Ipanema»

Answer 6

Stan Getz

Question 7

American jazz pianist and composer

Used impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords and trademark rhythmically independent «singing» melodic lines.

Answer 7

Bill Evans

Question 8

American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader

Composed «Spain», «500 Miles High», «La Fiesta», «Armando’s Rhumba» and «Windows»

Answer 8

Chick Corea

Question 9

American jazz pianist and composer

Worked with John Coltrane Quartet (1960-1965)

Answer 9

McCoy Tyner

Question 10

American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer

Joined the Miles Davis Quintet

Helped to redefine the role of jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound

Answer 10

Herbie Hancock

Question 11

American jazz pianist, composer and educator

She recorded two albums with Ornette Coleman: Sound Museum:Hidden Man and Sound Museum: Three Women

Answer 11

Geri Allen

Question 12

American jazz drummer and bandleader

Mid-1950s, Horace Silver and him formed the Jazz Messengers and stayed for the next 35 years

Answer 12

Art Blakey

Question 13

American jazz drummer of the post-bop era

Most famously a member of John Coltrane’s quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960s to late 1965

Answer 13

Elvin Jones

Question 14

American jazz trumpeter

Unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop

Answer 14

Freddie Hubbard

Question 15

Canadian jazz trumpeter

Graduated from Berkeley

Toured with the Vienna Art Orchestra and taught at the Bruckner Conservatory in Austria when she was 25.

Answer 15

Ingrid Jensen

Question 16

American trumpeter, composer, teacher and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center

Only musician to win a Grammy Award in both jazz and classical during the same year

Answer 16

Wynton Marsalis

Question 17

American jazz trumpeter

Had a long association with free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, which began in the late 1950s

Answer 17

Don Cherry

Question 18

American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger

His tone has been described as mellow, warm, gentle, subtle, rich, and lightly amplified

Answer 18

Jim Hall

Question 19

American jazz double bassist known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio

Developed a countermelodic style of accompaniment rather than playing traditional walking basslines

Answer 19

Scott Lafaro

Question 20

American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator

He revolutionized the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz

Answer 20

Charlie Haden

Question 21

American jazz bassist, singer, songwriter and composer

Her precocious talent and musical adventurousness brought her considerable success both within and beyond the world of jazz

Answer 21

Esperanza Spalding

Question 22

Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger and singer

Known as the «father of bossa nova»

Answer 22

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Question 23

American jazz vibraphonist, composer and educator

Also known for pioneering fusion jazz and popularizing the duet format in jazz

Was also a major figure in music education from his 30 years at the Berkeley College of Music

Answer 23

Gary Burton