What's your Jazz IQ?

July 2008

1) Which jazz organist had a hit with Lou Reed's 'Walk On the Wild Side'?

Lonnie Smith
Jimmy Smith
Lonnie Liston Smith
Jack McDuff

2) Jimmy McGriff featured which up-and-coming saxophonist on his 'House Party' album?

Eric Alexander
Chris Potter
Rick Margitza
James Carter

3) Which jazz musician wrote and performed the music for the soundtrack to 'Coffy'?

Quincy Jones
Jimmy Smith
Roy Ayers
Lalo Schiffrin

4) When Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery collaborated, who was the orchestrator?

Lalo Schiffrin
Oliver Nelson
Claus Ogerman
Gunther Schuller

5) Jimmy Smith and Grant Green only collaborated on one album. Whch one?

Organ Grinder Swing
House Party
Live at Club Mozambique
I'm Movin' On

6) Which jazz organist had a record for Prestige entitled 'Funk You!

Charles Earland
Don Patterson
Brother Jack McDuff
Leon Spencer

7) Which instrument does Alan Evans play?

Organ
Guitar
Drums
Saxophone

8) Who was Wes Montgomery's steady organist?

Mel Rhyne
Lonnie Smith
Shirley Scott
Leon Spencer

9) According to Charles Kynard, what does 'Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui' translate to?

Walk the Walk
Animal Instincts
Beautiful People
Wake Up to the Sun

10) Which Lou Donaldson album is thought to be the first soul jazz record ever recorded?

Midnight Creeper
Alligator Boogaloo
The Natural Soul
Everything I Play Is Funky

11) Who had a hit with the song 'Move Your Hand'?

Lonnie Smith
Jimmy McGriff
Jack McDuff
Jimmy Smith

12) Which guitarist has never played with Jimmy Smith?

George Benson
John Scofield
Kenny Burrell
Pat Martino

I give up! Just let me see the answers!