6th Grade General Music Unit 10 Test

What was the name of the Jazz club that was the home of unhappy jazz musicians during the 1930's?

• Savoy Ballroom

• Cotton Club

• Birdland

• Minton's Playhouse

Why were some jazz musicians unhappy during the Swing Era?

• They didn't get the opportunity to solo enough.

• They wanted to play music they liked, not what their audience liked.

• They wanted to experiment with music.

• All of the above.

Who was the Be-Bop trumpet player who was a master at theory and was very creative with the rhythms he used?

• Roy Eldridge

• Dizzy Gillespie

• Thelonious Monk

• Charlie Parker

Who was the Be-Bop alto sax player who was a master a phrasing and considered to be the best Be-Bop musicians of all time?

• Thelonious Monk

• Charlie Parker

• Dizzy Gillespie

• Kenny Clark

What happened to the popularity of jazz when Be-Bop took over after the Swing Era?

• It was about the same.

• It became more popular because the musicians we a lot better.

• It became less popular because the music was harder to listen to and people couldn't dance to it.

• It became more popular because people listened to it on the radio.