Final

Question 0

Who were the members of the Classic Miles Davis Quintet?

Answer 0

John Coltrane - Tenor Sax
Red Garland - Pianist
Paul Chambers - Bassist
“Philly Joe” Jones - Drummer

Question 1

Which specific mute was a signature part of Miles Davis’ trumpet sound?

Answer 1

Harmon mute

Question 2

What type of music was created by Miles’ renewed collaboration with Gil Evans?

Answer 2

Davis was the only soloist with a large band.

Question 3

What are the musical characteristics of the Miles Davis recording Sketches of Spain?

Answer 3

Nearly a classical music album because the music was almost exclusively written

Question 4

Which 1959 Miles Davis album helped popularize modal improvisation in jazz?

Answer 4

Kind of Blue

Question 5

Which pianist was responsible for most of the harmonies on Kind of Blue?

Answer 5

Bill Evans

Question 6

What features characterize the compositional style of Miles Davis’ 1964-1968 band?

Answer 6

• the use of space in tune construction

- free-flowing sound

Question 7

What was the Hancock/Carter/Williams rhythm section know for musically?

Answer 7

Being the smoothest rhythm section ever.

Question 8

What composer was prominently featured in Miles’ 1960s quintet?

Answer 8

Wayne Shorter

Question 9

Describe the playing style of drummer Tony Williams?

Answer 9

• He was very fast
• ride cymbal playing was very hard and crisp
• possibly the most influential jazz drummer of the 1960s

Question 10

What are essential components of Miles’ trumpet style?

Answer 10

• alternating pitch and tone quality
• Harmon mute
• using silence as an effective dramatic device

Question 11

Define avant-garde

Answer 11

Ahead of their time. Always pushing forward.

Question 12

Which rhythm section instrument was often absent from free jazz groups?

Answer 12

Piano

Question 13

Describe Ornette Coleman’s music?

Answer 13

• One of the most prolific bop composers

- music is free of present chord progressions and their chorus lengths.

Question 14

How was Ornette Coleman’s Free Jazz album significant?

Answer 14

• contributed to more frequent use of free-form approaches

Question 15

What is the instrumentation used on Free Jazz?

Answer 15

2 Pianoless quartets:

Don Cherry - tpt, Charlie Haden - bass, Eddie Blackwell - drums.

Eric Dolphy - Alto sax/bass cl. , Freddie Hubbard - tpt, Scott LaFaro - bass, Billy Higgins - drums

Question 16

Which trumpeter was a member of Ornette Coleman’s groups in the 1950s and 1960s?

Answer 16

Don Cherry

Question 17

Describe the musical characteristics of free jazz.

Answer 17

• absence of chord progressions, sometimes tempo
• typically lacks piano and guitar
• fragmented phrasing
• extensive manipulation of pitch and tone quality
• dense textures
• loosening of melodic practices

Question 18

Describe the music of Albert Ayler.

Answer 18

• his style remains one of the most usual in jazz history

Question 19

Which musical styles influenced the music of Charles Mingus?

Answer 19

• symphonic music
• folk songs
• modern jazz
• avant-garde jazz

Question 20

Which bandleader had a profound influence upon the music of Charles Mingus?

Answer 20

Duke Ellington

Question 21

Describe free jazz drumming.

Answer 21

Free jazz drummers perfected approaches that depart from marching band and dance band traditions by generating an ever-changing undercurrent of activity instead of standard timekeeping patterns.

Question 22

Fusion pianist and guitarists replaced the improvised comping of jazz with…

Answer 22

Repeating accompaniment riffs

Question 23

Which pianist-composer collaborated with Miles Davis on In a Silent Way?

Answer 23

Joe Zawinul

Question 24

Which instruments did Miles Davis prefer in his post-1968 groups?

Answer 24

- electric piano, organ, bass, and guitar - soprano sax - two or more drummers

Question 25

Which type of saxophone was often used in the jazz-rock groups of Miles Davis?

Answer 25

Soprano sax

Question 26

Joe Zawinul contributed significantly to the use of which instruments during the late 60s?

Answer 26

Electronic instruments

Question 27

Which guitarist led the fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra?

Answer 27

John McLaughlin

Question 28

Which two artists used Indian modes in their solo improvisations?

Answer 28

- John McLaughlin | -

Question 29

Describe the guitar style of John McLaughlin.

Answer 29

He plays with phenomenal speed and precision, and draws from the music of India and John Coltrane.

Question 30

What was the musical approach of early Weather Report recordings?

Answer 30

Weather Report did not use it's conventional instrumentation in conventional ways.

Question 31

Which bassist was a member of Weather Report from 1976-1982?

Answer 31

Jaco Pastorius

Question 32

What was the musical approach of late Weather Report recordings?

Answer 32

Highly repetitive phrases

Question 33

Which jazz saxophonist was the musical model for many jazz-rock saxophonists?

Answer 33

John Coltrane

Question 34

Which type of music present soft tone qualities and the lack of tension?

Answer 34

New Age

Question 35

What other types of music provided much of the model for New Age music?

Answer 35

Gregorian chant and classical music

Question 36

Acid jazz features which digital technique?

Answer 36

Sampling

Question 37

Describe the process of looping.

Answer 37

It produced an accompaniment groove with lots of stuff on top of it.

Question 38

What is the name of musicians that scratch records?

Answer 38

DJ

Question 39

What are the three soul saxophone styles?

Answer 39

1. Smooth jazz style 2. Rough, raw style 3. More complicated, jazz-oriented style

Question 40

Which musics are combined in Kelzmer jazz?

Answer 40

Mixes Jewish music and jazz.

Question 41

Who influenced Klezmer music?

Answer 41

John Zorn.

Question 42

What are characteristics of post-modernism?

Answer 42

- A fusion style that draws from a wide variety of musical periods: jazz, world music, rock, R&B, and film/tv. - incorporates non-traditional instruments.

Question 43

Which artist explored blending jazz improvisation and hip hop?

Answer 43

Branford Marsalis

Question 44

What significant accomplishments were made in the career of Wynton Marsalis?

Answer 44

- won a Grammy in both jazz and classical music at 22 yes old. - nine Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize. - creator and artistic director of jazz at Lincoln center.

Question 45

Describe the music of Carla Bley.

Answer 45

- always "avant garde" | - "there are no rules"