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questions_chapter_13.docxQuestions Chapter 13
1.Who is the most performed jazz composer in history? Who is the second most performed?
2. Who first recorded Monk’s “Round Midnight”?
3. In 1957 he took up a historic residency at The Five Spot, leading a quartet that featured John Coltrane:
4. He first received national attention in 1950 when he came to New York with atrio led by vibraphonist Red Norvo:
5. Perhaps his beat known composition is “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” which he wrote after the passing of Lester Young.
6. In the words of Gunther Schuller, [he] “elevated arranging virtually to the art of composition.”
7. His most significant discovery was Bill Evans, who he introduced to Miles Davis:
Questions Chapter 14
1. In two decades Miles Davis’ “new directions” altered the musical landscape at least 6 times. Can you list them?
2. What brought Miles to New York?
3. How old was he when he joined the quintet of Charlie Parker?
4. In the summer of 1955 Miles made a brief, but much-acclaimed appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, creating a stir with his interpretation of Monk’s ________.
5. Who was the original bass player with the Bill Evans trio?
6. What is the album recorded by the Miles Davis quintet in 1959 that is often considered the beginning of modal jazz and is probably the best-selling jazz Lp of all times?
7. Can you name the 4 famous collaborations of Miles Davis and Gil Evans?
8. What are “quartal” harmonies?
9. What is the basic form of “So What?”
10. Who is the pianist on Coltrane’s recording of “Giant Steps”?
11. Who are were the members of the John Coltrane Quartet?
12. What is the motivation for Coltrane’s album A Love Supreme?
