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June 2006
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Preview Questions:
- Which jazz trumpeter left for Europe to study with Nadia Boulanger for a small period of time?
- Which jazz musician has a church in California named after them?
- Jazz organist Shirley Scott was married to which jazz tenor titan?
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| Jazz Quiz by Nathan Holaway |
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May 2006
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Preview Questions:
- Kurt Elling penned words to which Weather Report song when he wrote 'Time to Say Goodbye'?
- Return to Forever had many different line-ups. Which musician was never a member of RTF?
- Herbie Hancock covered a tune by the alternative rock band, Nirvana. Which tune was it?
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| Jazz Quiz by Nathan Holaway |
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April 2006
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Preview Questions:
- Which of these contemporary jazz musicians DID NOT play with Miles Davis?
- Which bassist recorded with BOTH Bill Evans (piano) and Ornette Coleman?
- Which of these musicians DID NOT expatriate to Europe for a significant amount of time?
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| Jazz Quiz by Nathan Holaway |
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March 2006
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Preview Questions:
- Who claimed to have invented jazz music?
- Choose the musician who has NOT been recorded and documented as both a jazz saxophonist AND trumpeter.
- Miles Davis kicked this saxophonist out of his band for actually writing down what he was going to pass off as improvised solos in concerts.
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| Jazz Quiz by Nathan Holaway |
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November's We Remember Shirley 2005
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Preview Questions:
- 'Horn's taste is impeccable, her conviction contagious, and when she sings a lyric--we accept it as pure gospel,' quoted. . .
- He orchestrated and produced Shirley Horn’s best selling album, “Here’s to Life.”
- He invited her to open for him at the Village Vanguard, catapulting her into a limelight she never sought.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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October's Frank Sinatra Trivia 2005
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Preview Questions:
- In 1944, Sinatra’s own, first radio show, sponsored by Vimm’s Vitamins, was recorded live each week from . . .
- Which of the following is not included in Sinatra’s filmography?
- The lyrics to Sinatra’s hallmark song, “My Way,” a French song written by François and Reveaux, was written by one of the following.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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September 2005
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Preview Questions:
- His first and middle name is the name of John F. Kennedy’s brother, Edward Kennedy.
- It can be said that he was the “George Gershwin of Brazil.”
- All but one was involved in launching Jazz Fusion of the 1970s.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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August's New Orleans Tribute 2005
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Preview Questions:
- What jazz organization founded the New Orleans Jazz Museum, which by 1973 contained 20,000 photographs, 15,000 recordings, as well as books, documents and memorabilia?
- What instrument functioned as the lead melody instrument in early New Orleans groups?
- Which of the following is not credited as an early New Orleans jazz player?
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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Celebrating Sonny Rollins in July 2005
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Preview Questions:
- Sonny Rollins will be how old in 2005?
- Sonny made his recording debut with Babs Gonzales in what year?
- Sonny's 1955 release on Fantasy Records was called?
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| Jazz Quiz by Morrice Blackwell |
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June's Real McCoy 2005
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Preview Questions:
- Tyner left the Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet to join…
- This artist helped 18-year old Tyner obtain his New York musician’s card.
- The Chesky album “New York Reunion” finds Tyner teamed up, with this musician after two decades.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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May with Keely Smith 2005
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Preview Questions:
- For 7 years during the 50s, Keely Smith & Louie Prima performed five shows a night at the Las Vegas Casbar Lounge at…
- Keely first saw Louie Prima perform in the summer of 1947 at this east coast tourist spot.
- Keely’s Fantasy label comeback album with Bud Shank, Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper, Monty Budwig and Jeff Hamilton is entitled...
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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April's You Gotta Know the Lyrics 2005
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Preview Questions:
- Your love has made my love a flower. I need your kiss or I will die.
- Just one look at you my heart grows tipsy in me. You and you alone bring out the gyspy in me.
- Just entertain me, champagne me. Show me you love me, kid-glove me.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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March - The CD artist 2005
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Preview Questions:
- People Time
- All I Got
- Groovin' High
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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February's Name That Tune 2005
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Preview Questions:
- You sigh the song begins, You speak and I hear violins...
- Is your figure less than Greek, Is your mouth a little weak...
- I know the way I feel for you is now or never, The more I love the more that I’m afraid, That in your eyes I may not see forever
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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January 2005
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Preview Questions:
- He was the pianist in Chet Baker's quartet when he died of a heroin overdose in 1955.
- She was dubbed the "Queen of Cool."
- Her first recordings included "Your Mother's Son-in-Law" and "Riffin' the Scotch."
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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December 2004
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Preview Questions:
- This artist frequently used his own jive words like “vouty and orenee.” His songs include “Cement Mixer” and “Tutti Frutti,” but his first and biggest hit was “Flat Foot Floogie.”
- This 1962 Riverside Original Jazz Classic, “That’s How I Love the Blues,” include the word “blues” in all 12 track song titles. Who is the artist?
- This swingin’ saxman’s albums include, “Tenorshoes,” “Major League” and “Groovin’ High.”
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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November 2004
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Preview Questions:
- Joseph "Wingy" Manone was given the the nickname "Wingy" because...
- All but one of the following was a member of the L.A. Four.
- The 1st recording issued by Impulse Records was by this artist{s}.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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October 2004 - What Year Was It?
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Preview Questions:
- When did Branford Marsalis join his brother Wynton in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers?
- Pianist Bill Evans died in what year?
- In what year did McCoy Tyner record "The Real McCoy"?
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| Jazz Quiz by Morrice Blackwell |
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August's End of Summer 2004
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Preview Questions:
- Dave Brubeck’s “Time Remembered” encapsulates his memories of...
- A mainstay of the early Ellington band, his saxophone’s softly beautiful vibrato and sensual, breathy tone is immediately recognizable.
- His 1953 album, “The Glass Enclosure,” was his musical expression of asylum life following bouts of mental illness and electroshock therapy.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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July's Firecraker Quiz 2004
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Preview Questions:
- When asked about why he hit the keys the way he did, this pianist replied, "Hit 'em any way I feel like it."
- I Put a Spell on You is a book of memoirs by this singer.
- His Bolero album includes 10 solo tracks and 4 duets with guitarist Brian Keane.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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Artist Styles - June 2004
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Preview Questions:
- Soul Jazz and Original Funk is blues-based with modern harmonies. Which artist doesn't fit this style?
- The West Coast is identified with the Cool Jazz movement. Which of the following wasn't hip to Cool Jazz?
- New Agers created atmospheric and earthy music for meditation, relaxation and spiritual thought. Who cannot be grouped in this style?
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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May 2004
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Preview Questions:
- Founded in 1968, the initials NAJE stand for...
- His 1972 album Captain Marvel, marked his return after going into semi-retirement.
- One of his popular hits was Popsicle Toes.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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April 2004
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Preview Questions:
- Bob Hope discovered Joe Bari singing with Pearl Bailey at a New York nightclub in 1950. Who was that again?
- In 1952, she recorded Moody’s Mood for Love with King Pleasure.
- Which of the following was not a recording member of the Kansas City Six?
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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March 2004
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Preview Questions:
- He was a Tuskagee Airman.
- He is best known for his 1952 hit, Moody’s Mood for Love.
- His successful album releases include Another Standard and Time Warp.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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The Genius of Bill Evans - February 2004
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Preview Questions:
- Which was Bill Evans' first recording as a leader on Riverside in 1956?
- Evans appeared as a sideman on this artist's 1957 album East Coasting.
- What was the title of the only recording Evans made with Stan Getz.
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| Jazz Quiz by Suzi Price |
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