Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was born in the which district of New Orleans
Storyville
The Cotton Club was located in what section of New York?
Harlem
Who discovered Billie Holiday?
John Hammond
Miles Davis was the ultimate ____ and ____.
teacher and mentor
The composer of “Take Five”
Paul Desmond
When Louis Armstrong left New Orleans, he moved to which city?
Chicago
Ellington’s major collaborator from 1939–1967 was pianist?
Billy Strayhorn
Holiday’s signature songs.
Strange Fruit
Who was Davis’s collaborator for many of his cool recordings?
Gil Evans
Dave Brubeck recorded how many albums?
Over 100 albums
When Louis was released from reform school, he joined whose band?
King Oliver
Which Era are the 1930s and 40s were the golden age of jazz where large crowds of dancers gathered weekly.
Swing Era
Holiday was an untrained or classically trained vocalist?
Untrained
Miles Davis was responsible for helping to develop a style
Cool Jazz
Brubeck was born in which small town in northern California?
Concord
What type of school for boys was Louis Armstrong sent to after shooting a gun in public?
reform
Ellington was a pianist, composer, and ___?
Bandleader
Early in Billie Holiday’s career, who was her voice was compared to?
Ella Fitzgerald
Miles Davis played which instrument and what other professions he had?
Trumpet, bandleader, and composer
Dave Brubeck instrument and other jobs
Piano, bandleader, and composer
Name the 3 instruments of Louis Armstrong.
Cornet, trumpet, and vocalist
Duke Ellington's instrument and 2 other jobs.
Piano, bandleader, and composer
A movie that portrayed Billie Holiday’s life.
Lady Sings the Blues
A popular tune from Davis’s album Birth of the Cool.
Boplicity
“Take Five,” composed by alto saxophonist Paul Desmond and written in ___ time?
5/4 time
Louis Armstrong’s nickname
Satchmo
In 1927, Where did Duke Ellington’s first big professional break come when he served as music director?
Cotton Club in Harlem
Billie Holiday’s first major recording session was with whom?
Benny Goodman
The tenor saxophonist who recorded Kind of Blue with Davis?
John Coltrane
The style of music played by Dave Brubeck
cool jazz and mixed meters
The names of Louis Armstrong’s bands in the early 1920s.
Hot Five and Hot Seven
The theme song for Duke Ellington and His Orchestra?
Take The ‘A’ Train
Why did her health steadily decline?
drugs and alcohol
Why did Davis first move to New York?
To attend Juilliard Conservatory of Music
The name of the album Dave Brubeck Quartet recorded was the first jazz instrumental album to sell a million copies.
Time Out
A kind of singing that involves the use of nonsense syllables.
Scat singing
Ellington’s other interests besides music?
Drawing and Painting
Holiday was one of the first black vocalists to sing with what type of orchestra?
white orchestra
Who did Davis replace in Charlie Parker’s band?
Dizzy Gillespie
Which 6 American presidents did Dave Brubeck perform for?
John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton
Armstrong's number one hit.
“What a Wonderful World”
Ellington first moved to New York, what was his first band's name?
Washingtonians
Explain how Billie Holiday's decided on her name.
Her father’s surname was Holiday and the glamorous star Billie Dove.
The new electric-influenced style was known as fusion because it blended which style of music?
Elements of jazz, rock, and funk.
Name Dave Brubeck’s works included 4 different types of compositions.
ballets, oratorios and cantatas, symphonic pieces, and chamber work.