Styles
This style of jazz affects how eighth notes are played.
Swing
What kind of scale, known as Ionian mode, goes WWHWWWH?
Major Scale
This song talks about the cruelty of a certain green character.
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
This musician was best known as one of the greatest jazz composers, pianists, and bandleaders of all time. He wrote over 1000 compositions including a very famous one about a train.
Duke Ellington
The third of a "D" Chord
F#
This style of jazz indicates fast tempos, short notes, and swung 16ths.
BeBop
This scale has a lowered third, sixth, and seventh.
Minor Scale
This song is played over a series of opening doors and snake-like creatures.
Monster's, Inc.
This musician was nicknamed "Yardbird" and was a composer, bandleader, and pioneering saxophonist in the bebop jazz movement.
Charlie Parker
The seventh of a Bb7 Chord
Ab
This style of jazz is primarily rhythmic with lots of accessory percussion.
Latin
This scale has only five notes and is of Eastern descent.
Pentatonic Scale
This song was released in 1972 by the band Deep Purple.
Smoke on the Water
Known for her clear tone, three-octave range, and improvisational scat singing, this musician was often called the “First Lady of Song” and “Queen of Jazz”.
Ella Fitzgerald
The third of an "Am" chord.
C
This style of jazz focuses heavily on bass lines and syncopation.
Funk
This scale has six notes and a flat fifth.
Blues scale
This song was originally called "Interlude" until a certain bebop trumpeter heard a crowd member call it it's current name.
A Night in Tunisia
This musician was an American composer, bandleader, and saxophonist who is considered a pioneer of free jazz and the avant-garde.
John Coltrane
The 3rd note in a Bb blues scale.
Eb
This style of jazz is known to be a gentle syncopated piece originating from Brazil.
Bossa Nova
This scale has no half steps.
Whole tone scale
This song was written in the 1990's swing revival era and is considered to be the genre "ska-swing".
Zoot Suit Riot
This musician pioneered nearly every major stylistic evolution including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz-rock fusion. His 1959 masterpiece Kind of Blue remains the best-selling jazz record in history.
The seventh in a C#7 Chord
B