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1

In what year did Miles Davis' first Classic Quintet perform "Walkin'" at the Newport Jazz Festival, rejuvenating Davis' career?
A)1949
B)1955
C)1959
D)1965
2

What term best describes the overarching theoretical concept behind Davis' 1959 album, Kind of Blue?
A)Reharmonization
B)Polymetric
C)Modal
D)Free
3

Part of Miles Davis' identifiable sound was his use of
A)Vibrato
B)Harmon Mute
C)Blazingly Fast Technique
D)Growling
4

Which rhythm section member of Miles Davis' Second Classic Quintet served as protagonist, playing around the pulse without destroying it?
A)Wayne Shorter
B)Herbie Hancock
C)Ron Carter
D)Tony Williams
5

E.S.P., the Second Classic Quintet's first major release, aptly describes the group's collective goal and was recorded in
A)1964
B)1959
C)1969
D)1972
6

Which pivotal album marked Davis' transition from acoustic to electric jazz in 1969?
A)Miles Smiles
B)Kind of Blue
C)Doo Bop
D)In A Silent Way
7

John Coltrane's playing was referred to as "sheets of sound," by writer
A)Gene Lees
B)Gary Giddons
C)Ira Gitler
D)Ben Ratliff
8

Who was responsible for a renewed interest in the soprano saxophone in the 1960s?
A)Wayne Shorter
B)John Coltrane
C)Sonny Rollins
D)Sidney Bechet
9

Foundational recordings from the acid jazz movement of the late 1990s used samples from "Watermelon Man" and "Cantaloupe Island," both composed by
A)Miles Davis
B)John Coltrane
C)Wayne Shorter
D)Herbie Hancock
10

John Coltrane was the first saxophonist to produce more than one pitch at a time. What is this technique called?
A)Polyrhythmics
B)Polyphonics
C)Polychromaticism
D)Polymetrics





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