Miles Davis Quiz #3

Which Miles Davis album do historians consider to be the most important album in jazz?

• Miles Ahead

• Birth of the Cool

• Kind of Blue

• Blue, kind of.

What style of jazz did the album Kind of Blue popularize?

• Cool Jazz

• Modal Jazz

• Bebop Jazz

• Third Stream

Who were the musicians that recorded Kind of Blue?

• Miles Davis trumpet, John Coltrane tenor sax, Cannonball Adderley alto sax, Wynton Kelly piano, Paul Chambers bass & JJ Foley drums

• Miles Davis trumpet, John Coltrane tenor sax, Charlie Parker alto sax, Wynton Kelly piano, Paul Chambers bass & Jimmy Cobb drums

• Miles Davis trumpet, John Coltrane tenor sax, Cannonball Adderley alto sax, Wynton Kelly piano, Paul Chambers bass & Jimmy Cobb drums

• Miles Davis trumpet, Sonny Rollins tenor sax, Cannonball Adderley alto sax, Wynton Kelly piano, Paul Chambers bass & Jimmy Cobb drums

The following statements are true about the song So What?

• The melody is played by the trumpet. For solos the soloist plays 8 bars D Dorian, then 8 bars of Eb Dorian before moving back to D Dorian for 8 bars.

• The intro was written by Miles Davis. For solos the soloist plays 16 bars of D Dorian, then 8 bars of Eb Dorian before moving back to D Dorian for 8 bars.

• There is no melody to So What. The intro was written by Gil Evans. For solos the soloist plays 16 bars of D Dorian, then 8 bars of Eb Dorian.

• The melody is played by the bass. The intro was written by Gil Evans. For solos the soloist plays 16 bars of D Dorian, then 8 bars of Eb Dorian then for 8 bars of D Dorian.

Who were the young musicians that Miles mentored in his quintet from the mid to late 1960s?

• Herbie Hancock Piano, Tony Williams Drums, Wayne Shorter Tenor Sax & Ron Carter Bass

• Chick Corea Piano, Tony Williams Drums, Wayne Shorter Tenor Sax & Ron Carter Bass

• Herbie Hancock Piano, JJ Foley Drums, Wayne Shorter Tenor Sax & Ron Carter Bass

• Herbie Hancock Piano, Ron Carter Drums, Wayne Shorter Tenor Sax & Tony Williams Bass

Which of the following is NOT an album recorded by Miles Davis' mid to late 60's quintet?

• My Funny Valentine

• Four and More

• Miles Ahead

• In Europe

Which song from the album Kind of Blue allows the soloist to improvise on a mode as long as they please and allows the soloist to cue the other musicians when it is time to change to a new mode?

• So What

• Freddie Freeloader

• Flamenco Sketches

• All Blues

Which of the following is true about the album Filles de Kilimanjaro?

• It had a black woman on the cover

• The album's name is a place in Africa bringing black culture to the forefront

• The album opened the door to Miles using electric instruments including electric bass, guitar and piano

• all of the above

Which of the following musicians was NOT part of the recording for 'Kind of Blue'?

• Miles Davis

• Jimmy Cobb

• John Coltrane

• Charlie Parker