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Jazz Music 0004
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1.
Who, in 1939, made a recording of Body and Soul which is regarded as one of the foremost ancestors of be-bop?
Cab Calloway
Miles Davis
Coleman Hawkins
Thelonius Monk
2.
Which singer married Dave Barbour, Benny Goodman's guitarist, in 1941?
Eartha Kitt
Lena Horne
Peggy Lee
Carmen McRae
She sang with Goodman in two 1943 films, Stage Door Canteen and The Powers Girl
3.
Who was voted best vocalist in the 2006 BBC Jazz Awards?
Julia Biel
Jacqui Dankworth
Ian Shaw
Clare Teal
4.
The 1962 album Night Train is one of the most commercially successful recordings by which pianist?
Count Basie
Hoagy Carmichael
Oscar Peterson
George Shearing
5.
Which British jazz musician played himself in the 1961 film All Night Long, starring Patrick McGoohan?
John Dankworth
Tubby Hayes
Humphrey Lyttleton
George Melly
6.
Which British jazz musician formed his first band, the Crane River Jazz Band in 1949?
Kenny Ball
Chris Barber
Ken Colyer
Monty Sunshine
7.
Which pianist was born in Pittsburgh in 1903 and gave up the cornet because playing it hurt his ears?
Duke Ellington
Earl Hines
Hank Jones
Art Tatum
8.
The violinist Stephane Grapelli was born in 1908 in which city?
Marseilles
Milan
Paris
Rome
9.
Which drummer joined Benny Goodman's band in 1934 before leaving to form his own band in 1938?
Gene Krupa
Shelly Manne
Buddy Rich
Chick Webb
The Goodman years included his classic performance of Sing Sing Sing
10.
Max Geldray made regular appearances on BBC's The Goon Show, playing which instrument?
Banjo
Harmonica
Piano
Trumpet
He's been called possibly the world's first jazz harmonica player
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