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3 Bebop and Modernism

Assessment

1. Which of the following was a characteristic of “cool jazz”?

  1. florid and jagged phrasing
  2. simple harmonies and spare arrangements
  3. a two-beat feel
  4. little or no vibrato
2. A jazz innovator who made seminal bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, and modal jazz recordings was:
  1. Miles Davis
  2. Bill Evans
  3. Bix Beiderbecke
  4. Duke Ellington
3. Beat writers and poets:
  1. were traditionalists, embracing accepted forms of prose and poetry
  2. joined State Department tours during the Cold War
  3. attempted to use the rhythms of bebop in their work
  4. created hard bop and cool jazz
4. Which of the following was not a characteristic of bebop?
  1. a two-beat feel
  2. bass drum “bombs”
  3. jagged and uneven melodies
  4. extended harmonies with complex chords
5. “Fables of Faubus” by Charles Mingus was inspired by:
  1. the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott
  2. the1963 March on Washington
  3. the struggle to integrate the Little Rock, Arkansas, schools
  4. all of the above
6. Hard bop music:
  1. is easily defined and describes one specific style of music
  2. was performed primarily by white musicians on the West Coast
  3. was performed primarily by singers and balladeers
  4. included performances by brilliant instrumental stylists and innovative and aggressive drummers, as well as blues- and gospel-infused reworkings of bebop
7. Which of the following was not a reason that bebop innovation was centered in Harlem?
  1. black musicians were attracted to Harlem’s vibrant artistic scene
  2. top black musicians from the South and Southwest came to New York and found work on 52nd Street
  3. late-night jam sessions in Harlem provided an opportunity for experimentation
  4. there were many new political and social opportunities for blacks immediately following World War II
8. The State Department sponsored tours by great jazz musicians because:
  1. they wanted to sell more jazz records in other countries
  2. the recording strike left the musicians without other work
  3. they wanted jazz to be more popular than rhythm and blues and rock and roll
  4. they thought it would help improve America’s image abroad during the Cold War
9. Bebop innovators include:
  1. Ray Charles and Mahalia Jackson
  2. Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong
  3. Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker
  4. Cannonball Adderley and Duke Ellington
10. Modal jazz:
  1. was the centerpiece of the State Department tours
  2. was played by many hard bop musicians except for Miles Davis
  3. emphasized scales rather than long chord sequences
  4. marked a return to New Orleans-style jazz
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