Jazz Legends Quiz

Which Jazz musician is famous for creating 'scat' singing?

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman

• Glenn Miller

• Duke Ellington

Who was nicknamed 'The King of Swing'?

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman

• Glenn Miller

• Duke Ellington

Who integrated his band, becoming the first to do so?

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman

• Glenn Miller

• Duke Ellington

Which Jazz musician's music was criticized for being too 'commercial'?

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman

• Glenn Miller

• Duke Ellington

Who vanished on a flight overseas to play for WWII troops?

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman

• Glenn Miller

• Duke Ellington

Who wrote over 1000 charts that are now considered 'standards'?

• Louis Armstrong

• Benny Goodman

• Glenn Miller

• Duke Ellington

Who was nicknamed 'The First Lady of Song'?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Miles Davis

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

Who was discovered while performing at a talent show in Harlem's Apollo Theater?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Miles Davis

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

Who pioneered experimental, electronic jazz?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Miles Davis

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

Which Jazz musician(s) is famous for his trumpet playing?

• Ella Fitzgerald

• Miles Davis

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington