HARMONY
The mode shown below:
C D E F G A Bb C
Mixolydian
This trumpeter and composer of "So What" was known for albums like "Miles Ahead" and "Miles Smiles"
Miles Davis
This is how many bars the most common form of the blues chord progression lasts
12 bars
Which of these is an actual jazz musician?
A. Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton
B. Englebert Cornelius "Bell" Davis
C. Rupert Antioch "F Attachment" White
D. Dudley Elrond "Spit Valve" Jameson
A. Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton
These three musical elements are often cited as the most important components of jazz music (in this classroom, anyway)
Rhythm, Rhythm, Rhythm
This chord is the "I" in the following ii-V-I progression:
Fmin7 - Bb7 - ______
Ebmaj7
This modal composition from Jessika Smith is named for a mass migration of individuals hoping to mine a precious metal.
Silver Rush
Name the most likely tonic chord in this blues progression (shown here with the tonic chord removed)
___ - G7 - ____ - ____
G7 - G7 - ____ - ____
Emin7 - A7 - ____ - ____
D7
Which of these is an actual jazz musician?
A. Annie "Grenade" Edison
B. Jeff "Bullets" Winger
C. Abed "Buckshot" Nadir
D. Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
D. Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Louis Armstrong and Nat Adderley both famously played this instrument, often mistaken for a trumpet
Cornet
The mode shown below:
C D Eb F G A Bb C
Dorian
This pianist and "Hip-Hop Bop Stop" composer serves on the music faculty at the University of Michigan.
Ellen Rowe
True or False - this chord progression is an example of the blues:
Cmin - Fmin - Cmin - Cmin
Fmin - Fmin - Cmin - Cmin
Ab7 - G7 - Cmin - Cmin
True
Which of these is an actual jazz musician?
A. Brad "Candy Cane" Johnson
B. Teddy "Sugar Rush" Bridgewater
C. Harry "Sweets" Edison
D. Dante "Desserts" Culpepper
C. Harry "Sweets" Edison
This instrument (specify part number if applicable) immediately follows baritone saxophone in jazz ensemble score order
Trumpet 1
This is a valid guide tone line through the progression Emin7 - A7 - Dmin7 - G7
A. Eb - D - C - B
B. E - A - D - G
C. G - G - F - F
C. G - G - F - F
Billy Strayhorn was the longtime songwriting companion of this royally named jazz pianist and bandleader
Duke Ellington
This recently departed trumpeter and composer might best be remembered for composing the blues that was later used as the theme for "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"
Quincy Jones
Which of these is an actual jazz musician?
A. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
B. Sean "Sciatica" McGarrity
C. Craig "Mumps" Pelton
D. Ben "Scurvy" Chang
A. Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Hal Leonard's extensive jazz ensemble catalog includes arrangements of "Let's Face the Music and Dance" and "Tour de Force", both from this prolific arranger
Michael Philip Mossman
This tune by Tadd Dameron is the namesake for this turnaround - not to be confused with the 2017 movie of the same name:
Cmaj7 - Ebmaj7 - Abmaj7 - Dbmaj7
Ladybird
Careful! If you spin around or stand up too quickly, you might feel like the nickname of this iconic jazz composer and player of a bent trumpet.
Dizzy Gillespie
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This blues by Harry Edison is a great example of repetition and motivic development
Centerpiece
Which of these is an actual jazz musician?
A. Eddie "Neat Freak" Vinson
B. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
C. Eddie "Tidy Boy" Vinson
D. Eddie "Sterile" Vinson
B. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
This is the two-syllable onomotopoeic name for the genre of jazz pioneered by Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk, among others
Bebop