Cool Jazz Listening Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
T/F cool Jazz was developed at the same time as bebop(1940s)
A
True
2
Q
T/F Cool Jazz was more restrained and subtle than bebop
A
True
3
Q
T/F Cool Jazz was only popular for a few years
A
False- it was popular for several decades
4
Q
T/F Twentieth Century composers such as Debussy and Stravinsky may have influenced cool jazz
A
True
5
Q
List three important things about miles davis life and career
A
- born just outside of st.louis in 1921
- played trumpet professionally since he was fifteen
- moved to New York and played with his idol Charles Parker and several big bands and started his own bebop group
- began a career-long collaboration with Gil Evans(resulted in the birth of cool albums)
- sound was distinctively cool
6
Q
List things about Gil Evans’ life and career
A
- pianist
- best known for being a composer and arranger
- had a ‘pastel’ style (smooth, economical, lyrical, moody and introverted)
- best known for work on boplicity
- used big band instrumentation
7
Q
What style does Miles Davis have?
A
Cool
8
Q
What was Gil Evans’ style?
A
Pastel
