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Famous jazz knowledge - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 36 times
- The average score is 9 of 15
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| A saxophonist who played on many other stars' albums. His most notable albums were Giant Steps, which became known as his namesake changes. He covered My favorite things from the musical Sound of Music. | John Coltrane | 93%
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| A trumpeter who developed cool jazz, he recorded many albums with his First Great Quintet. His career was scarred by heroin. He also made Sketches of Spain and Birth of the Cool. | Miles Davis | 93%
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| This most notable trumpeter was nicknamed Satchmo and Pops. He grew up in New Orleans playing under Kid Ory and King Oliver before creating the Hot Five. | Louis Armstrong | 90%
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| This saxophonist is known for his bebop style as well as his nicknames Bird and Yardbird. Many of his compositions reference this, as he has made pieces such as " Ornithology, Yardbird Suit and Bird Gets the worm" His piece Ko-ko features number 1. | Charlie Parker | 86%
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| A pianist and bandleader who wrote and recorded some of the most popular jazz standards of all time. This man often collaborated with arranger Billy Strayhorn, who wrote what would become his signature tune, “Take the ‘A’ Train”. This man also performed and popularized works by his band’s members, such as trombonist Juan Tizol’s track “Caravan.” | Duke Ellington | 83%
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| This man had a bent trumpet and was known for his puffed-out cheeks. This man's most important work was A Night in Tunisia. | Dizzy Gillespie | 72%
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| This man is arguably the most influential player of the double bass in the history of jazz. | Charles Mingus | 62%
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| A pianist whose lengthy career helped define the style of cool jazz. He led his most notable namesake quartet, which created his most important work. He also wrote Blue rondo a la Turk | David Brubeck | 52%
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| This was the man above's most notable Modal album, which included So what. | Kind of blue | 52%
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| This man's wonky piece was written in 5/4 which was part of Time out | Take 5 | 52%
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| His most notable piece is this. | What a wonderful World | 52%
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| A clarinetist nicknamed the “King of Swing” for his association with the style. This man made more impact on jazz as a bandleader and performer of the works of others rather than as a composer himself; his orchestra’s signature tune was Louis Prima’s “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing),” best-known from a 1937 recording featuring an extended drum solo by Gene Krupa. | Benny Goodman | 48%
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| A drummer and big band leader renowned for his near-perfect playing technique. He often engaged in “drum battles” with other jazz drummers, most notably Gene Krupa and Max Roach; he also appeared on an episode of the TV series The Muppets to engage in a drum battle with Animal. | Buddy Rich | 38%
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| That man was the first to play Jazz at this famous concert hall. | Carnegie Hall | 28%
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| That man was named a saint of this church. | African Orthodox Church | 10%
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