Jazz Genre Review

Call and Response was a characteristic of work songs.

• True

• False

Ragtime was NOT considered jazz because it lacked which of the following:

• Syncopation

• Improvisation

• Steady Beat

• Piano

Which of the following was a ragtime composer?

• Louis Armstrong

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Scott Joplin

• Fletcher Henderson

What instrument did the string bass replace in jazz bands?

• Clarinet

• Piano

• Baritone

• Tuba

This composer received the National Jazz Lifetime Award and composed over 1000 jazz standards.

• Duke Ellington

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Fletcher Henderson

• Scott Joplin

This individual helped transformed jazz from being based on the ensemble to have more emphasis on the soloist.

• Fletcher Henderson

• Scott Joplin

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Louis Armstrong

Struggled as a big band musician, but started as a successful ragtime pianist.

• Jelly Roll Morton

• Fletcher Henderson

• Joe Oliver

• Louis Armstrong

Which is NOT a typical instrument found in current jazz bands?

• Saxophone

• Trombone

• Bass

• Banjo

Famous guitarist known for his strumming pattern.

• Lionel Hampton

• Fletcher Henderson

• Freddie Green

• Duke Ellington

This individual helped bridge the gap between Dixieland & Swing.

• Fletcher Henderson

• Louis Armstrong

• Lionel Hampton

• Joe Oliver