Jazz Greats Recall
Instructions: How well do you remember the legends of jazz music?
- 1.
Which jazz musician was nicknamed 'Satchmo'?
ADuke EllingtonBLouis ArmstrongCCount BasieDDizzy Gillespie - 2.
Who is known as the 'Duke' of jazz?
ADuke EllingtonBCount BasieCDuke PearsonDDuke Jordan - 3.
Which saxophonist recorded the landmark album 'A Love Supreme'?
ACharlie ParkerBSonny RollinsCStan GetzDJohn Coltrane - 4.
Billie Holiday was also known by which nickname?
ASassyBThe First Lady of SongCThe Queen of JazzDLady Day - 5.
Which trumpet player pioneered the 'cool jazz' movement?
AChet BakerBClifford BrownCDizzy GillespieDMiles Davis - 6.
Who was known as 'Bird' in the jazz world?
ACannonball AdderleyBThelonious MonkCCharlie ParkerDArt Blakey - 7.
Which jazz pianist composed 'Take the A Train'?
ABilly StrayhornBThelonious MonkCOscar PetersonDDuke Ellington - 8.
Ella Fitzgerald was famous for which vocal technique?
AScat SingingBYodelingCBeltingDFalsetto - 9.
Which city is considered the birthplace of jazz?
AMemphisBNew YorkCChicagoDNew Orleans - 10.
Who was the pianist known for angular melodies and the song 'Round Midnight'?
ABill EvansBBud PowellCArt TatumDThelonious Monk - 11.
Which jazz musician was famous for his bent trumpet?
AFreddie HubbardBDizzy GillespieCMiles DavisDLee Morgan - 12.
Who recorded the influential album 'Time Out' featuring 'Take Five'?
AMiles Davis QuintetBArt Blakey's Jazz MessengersCDave Brubeck QuartetDModern Jazz Quartet - 13.
Sarah Vaughan was known by which nickname?
AThe Queen of BebopBThe Divine OneCFirst Lady of SongDLady Day - 14.
Which band leader was famous for his orchestra at the Cotton Club?
ABenny GoodmanBCount BasieCGlenn MillerDDuke Ellington - 15.
Who was nicknamed the 'King of Swing'?
AGlenn MillerBArtie ShawCBenny GoodmanDTommy Dorsey