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In 1921, KDKA broadcast the first live radio jazz performance. Who was the performer? |
| | A) | King Oliver |
| | B) | Louis Armstrong |
| | C) | Earl Hines |
| | D) | Nick LaRocca |
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The first jazz recording sold 1.5 million copies within a year of its release, 1917. Who made it? |
| | A) | Bix Biederbecke |
| | B) | King Keppard |
| | C) | The Original Dixieland Jazz Band |
| | D) | The New Orleans Rhythm Kings |
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Classic Dixieland/New Orleans jazz band instrumentation included a "front line." What instruments usually comprised this front line? |
| | A) | Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone |
| | B) | Piano, Bass, Drumset |
| | C) | Banjo, Guitar, Violin |
| | D) | Cornet, Clarinet, Trombone |
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What is it called when everyone in the ensemble stops, allowing a brief opportunity (between 2-4 measures) for solo improvisation? |
| | A) | Break |
| | B) | Ride |
| | C) | Vamp |
| | D) | Riff |
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Who was the first important jazz trombonist? |
| | A) | Slide Hampton |
| | B) | Stuff Smith |
| | C) | Kid Ory |
| | D) | W.C. Handy |
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This transitional jazz pianist also earned a reputation as the first jazz composer/arranger. |
| | A) | Lilian Hardin Armstrong |
| | B) | Fats Waller |
| | C) | Earl Hines |
| | D) | Jelly Roll Morton |
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What were the most significant recordings in the first 20 years of jazz history? |
| | A) | Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers |
| | B) | Hot 5 and Hot 7 |
| | C) | King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band |
| | D) | Tom Anderson's Cabaret Band |
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The soprano saxophone was introduced to the jazz world by this man. |
| | A) | Sidney Bechet |
| | B) | Coleman Hawkins |
| | C) | Fletcher Henderson |
| | D) | Johnny Dodds |
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9 | |
Louis Armstrong popularized this vocal technique which utilizes nonsense syllables while improvising. |
| | A) | Riffing |
| | B) | Scatting |
| | C) | Jamming |
| | D) | Comping |
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Who was one of the first great female jazz instrumentalists, and member of Joe Oliver's Creole Jazz Band? |
| | A) | Bessie Smith |
| | B) | Ma Rainey |
| | C) | Lilian Hardin |
| | D) | Mary Lou Williams |
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