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Which jazz idiom combined classical music with jazz? |
| | A) | Bebop |
| | B) | Fusion |
| | C) | Third Stream |
| | D) | Free Jazz |
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What was the name of an influential 1960 album by the Ornette Coleman Double Quartet that sought to reaffirm the African roots of jazz? |
| | A) | Bitches Brew |
| | B) | Kind of Blue |
| | C) | Free Jazz |
| | D) | Ko Ko |
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Which of the following Bebop musicians also played cool jazz? |
| | A) | Kenny Clarke |
| | B) | Miles Davis |
| | C) | Thelonius Monk |
| | D) | Charlie Christian |
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Jagged, uneven phrases, wide melodic leaps, great rhythmic variety, and an extended role for the soloist are typical of what idiom? |
| | A) | Bebop |
| | B) | Cool Jazz |
| | C) | Free Jazz |
| | D) | Fusion |
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Which jazz idiom took the basic feel of bebop and added a more prominent blues influence, simplifying harmonies and putting a greater emphasis on a straightforward, driving beat? |
| | A) | Cool Jazz |
| | B) | Fusion |
| | C) | Hard Bop |
| | D) | Third Stream |
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Which idiom borrowed chord changes from the popular songs of the day and added entirely new melodies to them? |
| | A) | Cool Jazz |
| | B) | Bebop |
| | C) | Free Jazz |
| | D) | Fusion |
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Which of the following musicians is not closely associated with the Cool Jazz idiom? |
| | A) | Trumpeter, Miles Davis |
| | B) | Arranger, Gil Evans |
| | C) | Saxophonist, Ornette Coleman |
| | D) | Pianist, Dave Brubeck |
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Which rock band did NOT hire horn players to play as jazz-styled front line instruments along with rock rhythm sections made up of electric guitar, electric bass, and drums? |
| | A) | Electric Flag |
| | B) | The Beatles |
| | C) | Chicago |
| | D) | Blood, Sweat & Tears |
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Which of the following elements is not associated with Fusion? |
| | A) | Two or more saxophones playing the melody. |
| | B) | Subdivisions of the beat are played evenly. |
| | C) | Short "riff" patterns are often no longer than one bar. |
| | D) | Rock music instrumentation. |
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Which famous bebop musician brought together harmonic complexity, rhythmic inventiveness, technical virtuosity, and a brilliant melodic sensibility? |
| | A) | Charlie "bird" Parker |
| | B) | Dizzy Gillespie |
| | C) | Sadik Hakim |
| | D) | Max Roach |
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Which bebop musician is known as "bird" and what instrument did he play? |
| | A) | Dizzy Gillespie was known as "bird" and he played the saxophone. |
| | B) | Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was known as "bird" and he played the saxophone. |
| | C) | Charlie Parker (1920-1955) was known as "bird" and he played the trumpet. |
| | D) | Dizzy Gillespie was known as "bird" and he played the trumpet. |
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Who was known for "dropping bombs?" |
| | A) | Kenny Clarke |
| | B) | Charlie Parker |
| | C) | Dizzy Gillespie |
| | D) | Miles Davis |
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Which of the following is not associated with Fusion? |
| | A) | solid-body electric guitar |
| | B) | hollow-body electric guitar |
| | C) | electric piano |
| | D) | electric bass guitar |
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Which idiom used complicated chords with a lot of chromaticism and melodies designed for instruments that were often difficult for vocalists to perform? |
| | A) | Swing |
| | B) | Cool Jazz |
| | C) | Bebop |
| | D) | Fusion |
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