Which of the following statements is true of John Coltrane?Multiple choice question.He became established in the 1950s as a significant figure in hard bop as the saxophonist in Miles Davis’s quintet.Generally harmonious and simple, Coltrane's music excludes polytonal passages.His stylistic preferences remained constant throughout his career.He was a classically trained pianist interested in the forms of European art music of the Baroque periods.

Later in his career, John Coltrane became famous forMultiple Choicehis melodic ballad interpretations of  Tin Pan Alley songs.his work with hard bopper Horace Silver.his R&B influenced jazz fusion.the modern style known as “sheets of sound.”

Which of the following statements is true about Pat Metheny?Multiple choice question.He is a Julliard-trained trumpet virtuoso who achieves a beautiful quality of sound.He reached a milestone in jazz history by recording a double album of solo alto saxophone music, For Alto, released in 1971.He formed the group Air, in the 1970s, a trio that explored African music, ragtime, and assorted other traditional musics.He explored the musical possibilities of the twelve-string guitar and the digital sampling synthesizer called synclavier.

Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following statements are true about Wynton Marsalis?Multiple choice question.He is a classicist who believes that bebop is the foundation of modern jazz.He is a classically trained African American pianist interested in the forms of Europe art music, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque period.He is a multi-instrumentalist who principally plays saxophone and flute.He completely rejects early jazz styles in his own compositions.

Which of the following is a contribution made by Stan Kenton to modern jazz?Multiple choice question.development of a distinct jazz sound using only a clarinet lead supported by four saxophonesunprecedented inclusion of outstanding Native American soloists in his bandserious exploration of Latin American drums and rhythms in his big band jazzjuxtaposing instruments in nontraditional combinations and effectively obscuring their identification

Which of the following is true about Paul Whiteman?Multiple choice question.Notes were rarely written out for Whiteman's musicians, who indulged in creative flights of improvisational fancy.Whiteman was regarded as the "father of stride piano."Whiteman was a classically trained percussionist.Although Whiteman was known for a time as the "king of jazz," his music was mostly written out and only sounded "jazzy."