Deck 14: Jazz Since 1960

Question 1

Which of the following explored the relationship between jazz composition and improvisation more than any of the others?

A) Darius Milhaud
B) John Coltrane
C) Charles Mingus
D) Ornette Coleman

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Fusion is basically an instrumental genre.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Jazz and rock both come from the same roots.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Ornette Coleman upheld the principle that jazz should be accessible to the ordinary listener.

Question 5

John Coltrane's A Love Supreme explored a combination of jazz and religion.

Question 6

Which decade experienced a comeback for swing and bebop,but also turned toward inclusion of world music?

A) the 1960s
B) the 1970s
C) the 1980s
D) the 1990s

Question 7

Despite many stylistic changes through the years,jazz is always tonal music.

Question 8

A crossover musician is one who

A) has abandoned classical music for jazz
B) has abandoned jazz music for classical
C) has abandoned both jazz and classical
D) appeals to more than one kind of audience

Question 9

The term "third stream" was introduced by

A) John Coltrane
B) Gunther Schuller
C) John Lewis
D) Ornette Coleman

Question 10

Which of the following is a jazz-rock fusion artist?

A) Pat Matheny
B) Chick Corea
C) Gunther Schuller
D) John Lewis

Question 11

Which jazz style has no familiar chord changes,no references to popular songs,and no steady beat?

A) free jazz
B) bebop
C) cool jazz
D) third stream

Question 12

Which best describes jazz collectives?

A) They are organizations created to support jazz musicians.
B) They are collections of classic jazz sheet music.
C) They are groups of jazz musicians who dislike fusion.
D) They are archives of classic jazz recordings.

Question 13

Wynton Marsalis represents a neo-conservative trend in jazz.

Question 14

Which of the following combines rock rhythms with collective improvisation,extreme ranges in volume,and rapid shifts in tempo and mood?

A) bebop
B) third stream
C) fusion
D) cool

Question 15

Which of the following introduced the free jazz style in his album Free Jazz?

A) Miles Davis
B) Ornette Coleman
C) John Coltrane
D)
D)Wynton Marsalis

Question 16

Which jazz instrument cannot produce microtones,and was thus eliminated from some ensembles that explored non-Western tonality?

A) saxophone
B) piano
C) trumpet
D) bass

Question 17

Bitches Brew combined jazz and classical styles.

Question 18

"Third stream" blends jazz and classical music techniques.

Question 19

Collective improvisation relies on

A) highly detailed written scores
B) few individual solos
C) musical interplay between ensemble members
D) a steady beat to hold the ensemble together

Question 20

Which bass player and composer significantly impacted jazz,eliminating a full score while still encouraging a framework for creativity?

A) Pat Metheny
B) Charles Mingus
C) Ornette Coleman
D) Wynton Marsalis

Question 21

How did the availability of electricity change jazz after the mid-twentieth century?

Question 22

Ornette Coleman compared his music to abstract art.Can you justify this assertion?

Question 23

The "Modern Jazz Quartet" was associated with which of the following?

A) third stream
B) free jazz
C) collective improvisation
D) fusion

Question 24

In which way is fusion least like rock?

A) use of synthesizers
B) rarely focuses on vocals
C) drum drives beat rather than bass
D) uses electronic instruments

Question 25

When jazz ensemble members improvise while an orchestra simultaneously performs a Baroque fugue,this is referred to as

A) third stream
B) free jazz
C) collective improvisation
D) fusion