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WorksheetsCount Basie & Duke Ellington
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where was Count Basie born?
Red Bank, NJ
Kansas City, Missouri
New York, NY
New Orleans, LA
Whose band did Count Basie take over after the other musicians voted him out.
Benny Moten
Buddy Bolden
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
True or False: Count Basie was born in Kansas City.
True
False
True or False: Count Basie's first name was really William.
True
False
True or False: One O'Clock Jump was one of Count Basie's most famous tunes.
True
False
Count Basie was famous for playing the _____.
Violin
Drums
Saxophone
Piano
Duke Ellington's first name was _______.
William
Edward
Duke
Count
True or False: Duke Ellington was born and raised in Washington DC.
True
False
True or False: Duke Ellington's band played at the Apollo in Harlem.
True
False
Duke Ellington was famous for composing and playing the _____.
Saxo
Drums
G
Piano
True or False: One of Duke Ellington's most famous pieces was Mood Indigo.
True
False
Duke Ellington's band played at the _____ in Harlem.
Cotton Club
Apollo rthe
Jungle Book
Paramount Theater
True or False: Duke Ellington wrote the very popular tune called "Take the A Train"
True
False
What style of jazz did Count Basie play?
Swing
Fusion
Cool
Latin
