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WorksheetsMiles Davis Quiz #3
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
