Jazz & Swing

Jazz and swing music were synonymous with the World War II era and culture. This quiz covers jazz and swing from the 1920's through the 1940's, including artists and terminology.

These 14 questions will tell you just how swingin' you really are. Do you know your stuff when it comes to jazz and swing? Are you a Jitterbug or an Ick??

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1. All of the following played in Count Basie's band EXCEPT:
Papa Jo Jones
Stan Getz
Freddie Green
Walter Page
2. What instrument is Sidney Bechet BEST known for playing?
Baritone saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Alto saxophone
Soprano saxophone
3. What was unique about Frankie Trumbauer?
He played a C-melody saxophone
He kept his fingers under a towel while he played
He played two instruments at once
He played a soprano trombone
4. Duke Ellington's performance at the Newport Jazz Festival was notable due to the 27-chorus saxophone solo. Who was the soloist that played it?
Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins
Paul Gonsalves
Duke Ellington played it himself
5. What instrument is Count Basie known for playing?
Trumpet
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
6. Who played piano on "West End Blues" with Louis Armstrong?
Earl Hines
Count Basie
Art Tatum
Fletcher Henderson
7. All of these were key aspects of Bix Beiderbecke's style EXCEPT:
Drastic leaps between scales
Unusual fingerings
Dissonances
Disguising the key
8. "Jungle Sounds" was a term that came about from the growling sounds of what artist?
Louis Armstrong
Bix Beiderbecke
Duke Ellington
Buddy Bolden
9. Who is credited with starting "The Big Noise" in jazz?
Louis Armstrong
Sidney Bechet
Jelly Roll Morton
Buddy Bolden
10. What does "The Big Four" refer to?
4/4 time
Buddy Bolden's quartet
Accenting the 4th beat of a march
The four original jazz musicians
11. All of these artists played tenor saxophone EXCEPT:
Paul Gonsalves
Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins
Johnny Hodges
12. Louis Armstrong said he would never cover Bix Beiderbecke's "Singin' the Blues." Why?
He couldn't tell what key it was in
He felt the original was perfect the way it was
He hated Bix Beiderbecke
He felt it would distract the public from his own compositions
13. Which of the following musicians was blind?
Lester Young
Coleman Hawkins
Jelly Roll Morton
Art Tatum
14. Who wrote the classic swing anthem "Sing, Sing, Sing?"
Benny Goodman
Duke Ellington
Fletcher Henderson
Glen Miller

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