Jazz Unit Review

The King of ragtime

• Louis Armstrong

• Scott Joplin

• King Oliver

• Sammy Davis Jr.

Who named his guitars "Lucille"?

• Eric Clapton

• Sarah Vaughan

• Glenn Miller

• BB King

Where did Ella Fitzgerald make her singing debut?

• Apollo Theater in Atlanta

• Birdland in NYC

• Apollo Theater in NYC

• Bourbon Street in New Orleans

Jazz musician who started learning piano in high school to impress the girls:

• Count Basie

• Scott Joplin

• Duke Ellington

• Herbie Hancock

Billie Holiday song about racism against African Americans:

• God Bless The Child

• Don't Explain

• Strange Fruit

• Easy Living

Glenn Miller tune

• Hello Dolly

• Salt Peanuts

• The Japanese Sandman

• Chattanooga Choo Choo

First white bandleader to hire African American musicians:

• Glenn Miller

• Jimmy Dorsey

• Artie Shaw

• Benny Goodmansie

Musician who spent 3-4 years practicing saxophone 15 hours a day:

• BB King

• Miles Davis

• Charlie Parker

• Scott Joplin

Which jazz singer had an emotional, almost raw, quality to her voice and an amazing ear for music?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Lena Horne

• Billie Holiday

• Sarah Vaughan

Who composed and performed Mood Indigo, Satin Doll and Sophisticated Lady?

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Miles Davis

• Benny Goodman