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Jazz Musicians
NAQT's you gotta know jazz musicians
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trumpeter Notable albums are, Kind of Blue, Sketches of spain, Birth of the Cool Kind of blue includes the track "so what" | Miles Davis |
| saxophonist Played on Kind of blue Notable albums are Big Steps, A love supreme | John Coltrane |
| cornet and trumpet player nicknamed “Satchmo” and “Pops.” Notable songs are “What a Wonderful World” and “Hello, Dolly!” Scat Singing | Louis Armstrong |
| alto saxophone nicknamed “Bird” or “Yardbird Referenced this in compositions such as “Ornithology,” “Yardbird Suite,” and “Bird Gets the Worm.” | Charlie Parker |
| pianist and bandleader collaborated with arranger Billy Strayhorn Notable compositions include “Take the ‘A’ Train”, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” "Caravan" wrote the score for the 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder. | Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington |
| pianist "Take Five" Led namesake quartet | Dave Brubeck |
| clarinetist nicknamed the “King of Swing” landmark 1938 concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, | Benny Goodman |
| Trumpeter performed using a trumpet whose bell was bent upwards puffed-out cheeks “Salt Peanuts” | John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie |
| double bass known for his free improvisation Notable Album The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady | Charles Mingus |
| drummer and big band leader learned music by ear Notable Albums include Mercy, Mercy, and Big Band Machine | Buddy Rich |
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