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| Which types of improvisations are used in jazz? |
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| What are the three types of vocal blues? |
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| Country, classic/city, urban |
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| How did the creation of Storyville Advance jazz? |
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| Storyville was a red-light district in New Orleans, created in the early 1900's, a lot of people were exposed to jazz for the first time in it and brought jazz to other parts of America. |
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| Who wrote the song Carolina Shout? |
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| Louis Armstrong's solo on this song is considered one of the most important moments in jazz. What is this song? |
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| As the 1920's progressed, and artists such as Louis Armstrong progressed, how did the presentation of jazz change? |
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| Jazz went from having a polyphonic influence to an influence on soloing. |
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| What was Bessie Smith's nickname? |
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| What was the musical form of ragtime? |
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| Tended to be in duple, emphasis on the strong vs weak beats. The form would vary, with the standard being AABBACCCC |
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| How many horns make up the frontline of a standard New Orleans jazz band? |
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| 3. A cornet, trombone and clarinet. |
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| Who were famous trumpeters for Gerald Wilson? |
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| Snooky Young, Carnell Jones |
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| Famous Gerald Wilson Saxophonists? |
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| Harold Land, Don Raffell and Teddy Edwards |
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| You Better Believe It, Moment of Truth, Eternal Equinox |
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