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Miles Davis Quiz #3

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Miles Ahead

b)

Birth of the Cool

c)

Kind of Blue

d)

Blue, kind of.

2.

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

a)

Cool Jazz

b)

Modal Jazz

c)

Bebop Jazz

d)

Third Stream

3.

Who were the musicians that recorded Kind of Blue?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.

The following statements are true about the song So What?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.

5.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

6.

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

a)

My Funny Valentine

b)

Four and More

c)

Miles Ahead

d)

In Europe

7.

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?

a)

So What

b)

Freddie Freeloader

c)

Flamenco Sketches

d)

All Blues

8.

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

a)

It had a black woman on the cover

b)

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

c)

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

d)

all of the above

9.

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

a)

Miles Davis

b)

Jimmy Cobb

c)

John Coltrane

d)

Charlie Parker