DG Ch 6-10 – Flashcards
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Why did Louis Armstrong ended his association with Fletcher Henderson?
– Henderson did not want Armstrong to sing.
Who was Frankie Trumbauer?
– a saxophonist whose delicate solos influenced later black soloists
– a leading exponent of the “Chicago style”
– a leading exponent of the “Chicago style”
Coleman Hawkins was an influential soloist on the __________________.
– tenor sax
Where did Louis Armstrong form his Hot Five and Hot Seven bands?
– Chicago
With which pianist Armstrong recorded with in1928, whose single-note improvisations matched his ability to create new melodic lines?
– Earl Hines
Who were Louis Armstrong’s All Stars?
– A New Orleans band that Armstrong played with and led for the last twenty-five years of his life.
During the 1920s, who did Louis Armstrong record with?
– Sidney Bechet
– Bessie Smith
– Earl Hines
(all of the above on test)
– Bessie Smith
– Earl Hines
(all of the above on test)
What are some ways that Louis Armstrong impacted jazz?
– scat singing
– performing with a rhythmic energy that was quickly imitated
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– performing with a rhythmic energy that was quickly imitated
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What was distinctive about Bix Beiderbecke’s recording “Singin’ the Blues” when it was recorded in 1927?
– It is a slow ballad
What did Louis Armstrong do when the Swing Era began in 1935?
– He fronted his own big band and made dozens of hit records
How long did Louis Armstrong play in Fletcher Henderson’s orchestra?
– 14 months
What did Louis Armstrong do in his later years?
– had a number one hit single in 1964 (“Hello, Dolly!”)
– shocked the establishment by protesting Orval Faubus’s takeover of Central High School
– (A & C only on test)
– shocked the establishment by protesting Orval Faubus’s takeover of Central High School
– (A & C only on test)
What is a side-man?
– any musician employed by a bandleader
Bix Beiderbecke belongs to the first generation to learn jazz from ____________.
– recordings
Who accompanied Louis Armstrong on the original Hot Five recordings?
– Lil Hardin, Kid Ory, Johnny St. Cyr, and Johnny Dodds
Who has been considered the most important individual in the history of jazz?
– Louis Armnstrong
Why are the Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings influential?
– because they feature soloists and highlight individual expression.
What was Louis Armstrong’s nickname?
– Satchmo
What did Louis Armstrong learn through his gig on the Mississippi riverboats?
– He improved his ability to read music.
– He learned to adapt New Orleans-style improvisation to written arrangements.
– He learned songs outside the New Orleans repertory
– He learned to adapt New Orleans-style improvisation to written arrangements.
– He learned songs outside the New Orleans repertory
Louis Armstrong was a_______.
– cornet (trumpet) player.
– jazz singer.
– bandleader.
– jazz singer.
– bandleader.
Who was Bix Beiderbecke?
– a white cornet player from Iowa
Louis Armstrong grew up in_____________.
– a poor neighborhood in New Orleans.
A sideman is __________________.
– any musician employed by a bandleader.
Frankie Trumbauer was ___________________.
– a saxophonist whose delicate solos influenced later black soloists
– a leading exponent of the “Chicago style.”
– (A & C only on test)
– a leading exponent of the “Chicago style.”
– (A & C only on test)
Who has been considered the most important individual in the history of jazz?
– Louis Armstrong
Why did Louis Armstrong ended his association with Fletcher Henderson?
– because he refused to let him sing
How did Louis Armstrong chang the way jazz musicians improvised?
– performing with a rhythmic energy that was quickly imitated.
Swing bands featured orchestras with sections of trumpets, saxophones, and _________________.
– trombones
The invention of ______ helped the record industry to recover in the mid-1930s.
– jukebox
Which changes occurred in the rhythm section during the 1930s?
– the tuba was replaced the string bass
– the banjo was replaced the guitar
– (a&c on test)
– the banjo was replaced the guitar
– (a&c on test)
What is a “shout chorus” ?
– the final, climactic chorus in an arrangement
Which big band leader’s style of arranging became the standard for other swing arrangers?
– Fletcher Henderson
Who’s big band enlisted in the U.S. Army as a unit in order to entertain the troops overseas?
– Glenn Miller’s Big Band
What did Lionel Hampton play?
– vibraphone
The swing era took place during which two important historical periods?
– The Great Depression and World War II
Which instrument did the rhythm section of the Benny Goodman small group exclude?
– Bass
Which demographic group did swing music appeal to most dramatically?
– teenagers
What was one of Artie Shaw’s biggest hits?
– “Begin the Beguine”
Which instrument did Glenn Miller play?
– trombone
[TRUE OR FALSE] The Depression had little effect on the record industry, which flourished despite the economic turmoil.
– false
Which bandleader’s appearance in Carnegie Hall in 1938 helped to cement the respectability of jazz in America?
– Benny Goodman
What did the swing hit “Stomping at the Savoy”?
– a New York dance hall
The lively rhythms of swing-era arranging reflected the ongoing influence of which jazz soloist?
– Louis Armstrong
When did Benny Goodman’s swing band break through to mainstream success?
– In August, 1935
Columbia, Victor, and Decca were the three most important ________________.
– record companies
Jimmie Lunceford’s swing band ______.
– embodied the best in black middle-class dignity
What is a composed “solo” played by an entire section in block-chord texture called?
– soli
Benny Goodman _______.
– helped bring about the integration of black and white jazz musicians.
– grew up in the slums of Chicago.
– found great success after performing at the Palomar in Los Angeles.
(all of the above on test)
– grew up in the slums of Chicago.
– found great success after performing at the Palomar in Los Angeles.
(all of the above on test)
Fletcher Henderson’s arrangements relied heavily on what?
– simple riffs
– call and response patterns
(a and c only on test)
– call and response patterns
(a and c only on test)
A “head arrangement”:__________.
– is not written down
– was created by the entire band
– involved harmonizing block-chord riffs
(all of the above)
– was created by the entire band
– involved harmonizing block-chord riffs
(all of the above)
John Hammond _______.
– was a non-musician who promoted jazz.
– championed black musicians in the recording studio
(a and c only)
– championed black musicians in the recording studio
(a and c only)
The Lindy Hop_____.
– featured a steady four beats.
– was an improvised, African-style dance.
– contained “breakaways.”
(all of the above)
– was an improvised, African-style dance.
– contained “breakaways.”
(all of the above)
Which white swing clarinetist and bandleader, who spent as much of his early career as he could in Harlem, once said “I was actually leading the life of a Negro musician”?
– Artie Shaw
The popular appeal of Benny Goodman’s Trio and Quartet had a good deal to do with the extroverted energy of:___________.
– Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa
This swing bandleader was a singer and entertainer who wowed both black and white audiences by evoking the Harlem underworld:_____________.
– Cab Calloway
This musician led a band that embodied the best in middle-class black dignity, with clever arrangements of “Annie Laurie” and “Organ Grinder’s Swing”:_________.
– Jimmie Lunceford
Although originally a drummer, ______ played vibraphone in the Benny Goodman Quartet.
– Lionel Hampton
Benny Goodman was a ______.
– clarinetist
The Benny Goodman Quartet featured the following African-American pianist:
– Teddy Wilson
Swing dancing began at the ______ in Harlem.
– Savoy Ballroom
If New Orleans jazz featured _____ texture, swing bands were _______.
– polyphonic….homophonic
The ______, more than any other decade, was dominated by big band music.
– 1930s
