Bebop, Cool Jazz & Hard Bop

Bebop came was most popular and had the most concentrated development in the years...

• 1895-1910

• 1910-1925

• 1925-1940

• 1940-1955

Bebop was primarily played by...

• Dixieland bands

• Big Bands

• Small Groups (Combos)

• Pianists

In bebop, the primary focus is on

• collective improvisation

• elaborate arrangements

• each soloist improvising one at a time with rhythm section accompaniment

• ragtime

An informal, non-rehearsed gathering of musicians in which they play together, challenge each other, and learn from each other is called...

• gig

• rehearsal

• engagement

• jam session

One of the most famous bebop jam session spots was...

• Birdland

• Minton's Playhouse

• The Blackhawk

• Catalina's

Compared to Swing,

• bebop harmonies are more complex.

• bebop heads are more intricate and difficult to play.

• bebop musicians improvise far more complex solos than the Swing Era.

Which of the following is most correct?

• Neither big band swing nor bebop was considered art music.

• Where as big band swing was considered entertainment, bebop was considered art music.

• Both big band and swing were considered entertainment.

• Both big band swing and bebop were considered art music.

The two most important bebop musicians (primary developers) of bebop were...

• Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke

• Count Basie and Duke Ellington

• Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

• Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

Charlie Parker's nickname was...

• Bird

• Satchmo

• Dizzy

• Pops

The type of singing in which the vocalist imitates the style of bebop jazz solos using nonsense syllables is called...

• vocalise

• vocal bebopping

• scat singing

• vocal jazz