What's your Jazz IQ?

June 2008

1) Art Blakey recorded a tune called 'Justice' written by Thelonious Monk which is based on the changes to 'Just You Just Me'. This tune became better known under which title?

Misterioso
Evidence
Boo Boo's Birthday
Ask Me Now

2) Kenny Dorham's composition 'Lotus Blossom' also goes by which title?

K.D.'s Dilemma
Asiatic Raes
Windmill
Dorham's Epitaph

3) Who has a new album entitled 'City That Care Forgot'?

Branford Marsalis
Harry Connick Jr.
Dr. John
The Neville Brothers

4) Sonny Rollins' composition 'Duke of Iron' is dedicated to whom?

Duke Ellington
Duke Pearson
A singer from Trinidad
John Wayne

5) 'Jordu' was written for whom?

Clifford Jordan
Max Roach
Sonny Rollins
Duke Jordan

6) Which pianist has a new electronic album entitled 'Blood Music'?

Marilyn Crispell
Jessica Williams
Uri caine
Cecil Taylor

7) Which Jackie McLean album did Grachan Moncur III contribute on?

One Step Beyond
Vertigo
Jacknife
It's Time

8) Which Count Basie alumni is featured on Thelonious Monk's Prestige album 'Monk'?

Sweets Edison
Jo Jones
Frank Foster
Clark Terry

9) Which bridge did Sonny Rollins go to and practice on during his sabbatical from live performance?

Hudson Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
Washington Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge

10) Dave Douglas' 'Blue Nile' project celebrates the msuic of which jazz composer?

Abullah Ibrahim
Randy Weston
Johnny Dyani
Melba Liston

11) Who was the only trumpeter in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers to play with 3 different players in the tenor sax chair?

Lee Morgan
Kenny Dorham
Bill Hardiman
Freddie Hubbard

12) Carmell Jones played which instrument?

Saxophone
Trumpet
Piano
Bass

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