Loaded Questions 9/26/22 - Jazz
Dinah!
Happy Monday everyone, hope it was a good weekend! Sunday afternoon I was working on jazz questions as previously stated, and I ended up writing about 100 jazz questions in one sitting. And, I had Ella Fitzgerald playing on YouTube in the background throughout, so a fun Sunday afternoon. You’ll be seeing these jazz questions doled out throughout the upcoming months. Remember, it’s about the question you don’t answer, rather than the ones that you do. Enjoy!
1. What jazz singer nicknamed "The Jezebel of Jazz" changed her surname from Colton to a Pig Latin-inspired name?
2. According to one website, what saxophonist who composed for the Jazz Messengers and co-founded the Weather Report with Joe Zawinul apparently has a height of 7 foot 1?
3. The two tracks on "Kind of Blue" with "blue" in the title include "All Blues" and what last track on Side 1?
4. What jazz group that formed in 1955 ended in 1990 after the death of drummer Art Blakey?
5. "Lush Life", "Chelsea Bridge", and "Take the 'A' Train" are all songs written by what jazz composer? The 1968 Duke Ellington album "...And His Mother Called Him Bill" is dedicated to him.
6. The 1966 jazz song "Four Women" by Nina Simone describes four women: Aunt Sarah, Saffronia, Sweet Thing, and what fourth woman whose name is the same as a food?
7. What 1917 jazz composition by the Original Dixieland Jass Band is considered first jazz record ever issued?
8. What New Orleans cornetist was a key figure in the development of ragtime, and is the subject of Michael Ondaatje's "Coming Through Slaughter"?
9. Played by Ornette Coleman, what material is a Grafton saxophone made from?
10. What three-word phrase did jazz critic Ira Gitler used to describe the improv style of John Coltrane?
11. Founded in the city of Eugene, what jazz group features Paul McCandless, one of the few jazz oboists?
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1. What jazz singer nicknamed "The Jezebel of Jazz" changed her surname from Colton to a Pig Latin-inspired name?
Anita O’Day
2. According to one website, what saxophonist who composed for the Jazz Messengers and co-founded the Weather Report with Joe Zawinul apparently has a height of 7 foot 1?
Wayne Shorter
3. The two tracks on "Kind of Blue" with "blue" in the title include "All Blues" and what last track on Side 1?
Blue in Green
4. What jazz group that formed in 1955 ended in 1990 after the death of drummer Art Blakey?
The Jazz Messengers
5. "Lush Life", "Chelsea Bridge", and "Take the 'A' Train" are all songs written by what jazz composer? The 1968 Duke Ellington album "...And His Mother Called Him Bill" is dedicated to him.
Billy Strayhorn
6. The 1966 jazz song "Four Women" by Nina Simone describes four women: Aunt Sarah, Saffronia, Sweet Thing, and what fourth woman whose name is the same as a food?
Peaches
7. What 1917 jazz composition by the Original Dixieland Jass Band is considered first jazz record ever issued?
Livery Stable Blues
8. What New Orleans cornetist was a key figure in the development of ragtime, and is the subject of Michael Ondaatje's "Coming Through Slaughter"?
Buddy Bolden
9. Played by Ornette Coleman, what material is a Grafton saxophone made from?
Plastic
10. What three-word phrase did jazz critic Ira Gitler used to describe the improv style of John Coltrane?
Sheets of sound
11. Founded in the city of Eugene, what jazz group features Paul McCandless, one of the few jazz oboists?
Oregon