A post-WWII blues styles characterized by the use of a full rhythm section, including electric guitar. It is the most popular form of contemporary blues.
What is electric blues?
100
Spanish word for Latin district.
What is barrio?
100
A musical about two New York gangs; music by Leonard Bernstein.
What is West Side Story?
100
A version of a song by someone other than the original artist.
What is a cover version?
200
The characteristic rhythm of Afro-Cuban music.
What is clave?
200
A pop-oriented R & B genre that typically featured remakes of popular standards or pop-style originals by black vocal groups.
What is doo-wop?
200
Considered by Latinos to be the "king of mambo."
Who is Tito Puente?
200
A song that remains popular well after its initial appearance.
What is a standard?
200
Considered by many to be the first rock and roll recording.
What is “Rocket 88”?
300
The Latin music hybrid that combined son with big band jazz.
What is mambo?
300
A jazz style that developed in the 1940s, characterized by fast tempos, irregular streams of notes, and considerable rhythmic conflict.
What is bebop?
300
A watered-down version of Afro-Cuban music intended for white audiences.
What is downtown Latin style?
300
First issued by Columbia Records in 1948, a vinyl disc that could hold over a half-hour of music.
What is an LP record?
300
Electric blues artist from the Delta who found his success in Chicago.
Who is Muddy Waters?
400
A syncopated bass pattern characteristic of Afro-Cuban music.
What is tumbao?
400
A host of jazz styles from the 1950s that included hard bop, cool, west coast, etc.
What is modern jazz?
400
The sound of authentic Afro-Cuban music in the 1940s and '50s.
What is uptown Latin style?
400
“Bird.”
Who is Charlie Parker?
400
A weekly periodical devoted to the music industry; it tracks the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis.
What is Billboard?
500
In Afro-Cuban music, a syncopated repeated phrase, usually played on the piano.
What is montuno?
500
In the late 1940s, a small band⎯rhythm section plus a few horns⎯that played a rhythm-and-blues style influenced by big-band swing and blues.
What is jump band?
500
His mambo orchestra popularized Latin music through the medium of television.
Who is Desi Arnaz?
500
Label that, at one time, featured Nat "King" Cole and Frank Sinatra.
What is Capitol Records?
500
Popular band leader and saxophone player, his music paved the way for rock and roll.