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1

Which American jazz pianist's successful recordings for ECM almost single-handedly brought the record label into the global market?
A)Bill Evans
B)Keith Jarrett
C)Pat Metheny
D)Joseph Zawinul
2

Who was Dexter Gordon's trumpet player when he made his triumphal return to the United States in 1976?
A)Woody Shaw
B)Dizzy Gillespie
C)Miles Davis
D)Don Cherry
3

In the early 1980s, this New Orleans-born trumpeter was largely responsible for breathing new life into acoustic, post-bop jazz, and paving the way for "The Young Lions."
A)Clarke Terry
B)Dave Douglas
C)Wynton Marsalis
D)Donald Byrd
4

What Anthony Braxton recording used traditional big band instrumentation to create fresh, unconventional music that has stood the test of time?
A)Big Band Theory
B)Creative Orchestra Music 1976
C)In a Jazz Orbit
D)City of Glass
5

Name Ornette Coleman's electric jazz-rock fusion band in the 1980s.
A)The Yellowjackets
B)Spyro Gyra
C)Tribal Tech
D)Prime Time
6

In what year did the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra come into being?
A)1987
B)1966
C)1975
D)1990
7

This female pianist/big band leader was the first Japanese jazz musician recorded by an American record company.
A)Toshiko Akiyoshi
B)Masao Yagi
C)Makoto Ozone
D)Kaoru Abe
8

The Art Ensemble of Chicago has continued in the tradition of this innovative, free jazz musician and fellow Chicagoan.
A)Cecil Taylor
B)David Murray
C)Sun Ra
D)Ornette Coleman
9

What was the title for Wynton Marsalis' Pulitzer Prize winning composition?
A)Work Song
B)Blood on the Fields
C)Roots
D)All Rise
10

A Stan Kenton alumnus, this high-note trumpet specialist and reputable jazz improviser started his own big band in the 1960s.
A)Buddy Rich
B)Woody Herman
C)Maynard Ferguson
D)Thad Jones





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