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Notes in Motion: A Jazz and Blues Survey

This quiz probes distinct aspects of the music's development, requiring recognition of key recordings, instrumental roles, and harmonic concepts.

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Which seminal 1959 album by Ornette Coleman, recorded for Atlantic Records, is most associated with the formal advent of the free jazz movement?
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What distinct left-hand piano technique, often driving boogie-woogie, involves a repeating bass pattern of eight notes to the bar?
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Which blues singer, known for his collaboration with pianist Memphis Slim, had a 1961 hit with 'Every Day I Have the Blues' and served as a major influence on B.B. King's vocal style?
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In jazz harmony, what is the term for the substitution of a dominant seventh chord with another dominant seventh chord whose root is a tritone away?
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The 1928 recording 'West End Blues' by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five is particularly celebrated for what iconic musical introduction?
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Which blues harmonica player, known for his work with Muddy Waters and his 1965 album 'The Real Folk Blues,' pioneered the 'cross-harp' playing style?
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The composition 'Giant Steps,' by John Coltrane, is famous for imposing what challenging harmonic structure based on a cycle of major thirds?
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What term describes the 1940s–50s jazz piano style that evolved from stride, using sparse, syncopated chords in the right hand with irregular accents in the left?
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Notes in Motion: A Jazz and Blues Survey

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Which seminal 1959 album by Ornette Coleman, recorded for Atlantic Records, is most associated with the formal advent of the free jazz movement?

What distinct left-hand piano technique, often driving boogie-woogie, involves a repeating bass pattern of eight notes to the bar?

Which blues singer, known for his collaboration with pianist Memphis Slim, had a 1961 hit with 'Every Day I Have the Blues' and served as a major influence on B.B. King's vocal style?

In jazz harmony, what is the term for the substitution of a dominant seventh chord with another dominant seventh chord whose root is a tritone away?

The 1928 recording 'West End Blues' by Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five is particularly celebrated for what iconic musical introduction?

Which blues harmonica player, known for his work with Muddy Waters and his 1965 album 'The Real Folk Blues,' pioneered the 'cross-harp' playing style?

The composition 'Giant Steps,' by John Coltrane, is famous for imposing what challenging harmonic structure based on a cycle of major thirds?

What term describes the 1940s–50s jazz piano style that evolved from stride, using sparse, syncopated chords in the right hand with irregular accents in the left?

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