What's your Jazz IQ?

January 2007

1) What trumpeter has recently joined Madeleine Peyroux on tour?

Ron Miles
Chris Botti
Rick Braun
Sean Jones

2) Which jazz icon pushed Tony Bennett to not only pursue singing, but also painting?

Count Basie
Miles Davis
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong

3) When George Benson first hit the jazz scene, who was the saxophonist in his quartet?

David Sanborn
Stanley Turrentine
Ronnie Cuber
Grover Washington Jr.

4) The 'Three Musketeers' of Harlem Stride Piano were Willie 'the Lion' Smith, James P. Johnson and whom?

Fats Waller
Eubie Blake
Art Tatum
Luckey Roberts

5) Which west coast jazz musician had an affinity with martians?

Art Pepper
Bob Brookmeyer
Shelley Manne
Shorty Rogers

6) Which one is not related?

Elvin Jones
Thad Jones
Philly Joe Jones
Hank Jones

7) Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock, and Paul Motian recorded an album entitled 'Nothing ever was, anyway' celebrating the music of which composer?

Annette Peacock
Carla Bley
Mary Lou Williams
Maria Schneider

8) Who was the guitarist in Oscar Peterson's first trio?

Joe Pass
Herb Ellis
Barney Kessell
Jim Hall

9) Baritone Sax and trumpet have been a wonderful combination for jazz. Which pairing have never recorded together?

Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan
Harry Carney & Blue Mitchell
Shorty Rogers & Jimmy Giuffre
Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams

10) Which living guitarist has played with Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Pat Metheny, Bob Brookmeyer and Grover Washington Jr. ?

Kenny Burrell
Les Paul
Jim Hall
George Benson

11) In an upcoming motion picture about Nina Simone, who has been cast as Nina Simone?

Jill Scott
Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige
Cassandra Wilson

12) In another upcoming motion picture about Miles Davis, who has been cast as the Prince of Darkness?

Taye Diggs
Denzel Washington
Wallace Roney
Don Cheadle

I give up! Just let me see the answers!