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- Multiple Choice
1. The word jazz originates from the idiom "jasm," an obsolete 19th-century slang term for ____________.
"Jasm" is a slang term dating back to 1860 that meant "energy." The earliest recorded use of the term "jazz" is from a 1912 Los Angeles Times article in which a baseball pitcher is described as having a "jazz ball pitch that wobbles and you simply can't do anything with it."
- Multiple Choice
2. Which U.S. city is largely responsible for the origins of jazz, based on the popular 19th century genres of blues and ragtime?
Jazz originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early 1910s. In addition to blues and ragtime, early jazz also featured characteristics of brass-band marches and French quadrilles, a popular 19th-century style of dance.
- Multiple Choice
3. Saxophonist Ornette Coleman was a leading figure in _______ jazz, an experimental form of jazz using non-traditional meter and tone.
Although all jazz is rooted in musical improvisation, free jazz differs from traditional jazz in that the improvisation extends to rhythm, meter, and tone and does not use a traditional song framework to build on.
- Multiple Choice
4. What was pioneering bebop saxophonist Charlie Parker's nickname?
Bandleader Jay McShann nicknamed Charlie Parker "Yardbird," sometimes shortened to just "Bird," early in his career, and the name stuck.
- Multiple Choice
5. Primarily considered a blues and R&B label, the __________ brothers started their eponymous record label in Chicago in 1950.
FUN FACT
The address for Chess Records studio was immortalized by The Rolling Stones in their 1964 instrumental song "2120 South Michigan Avenue."
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