Which of the following is an accurate statement about Louis Armstrong?Multiple choice question.He recorded only twenty-nine songs, but his influence has been long-lasting and far-flung.He played the cornet in King Oliver's band and followed Oliver to Chicago, where he formed his own band and began making jazz recordings.He established a crucial link between early rural blues and sophisticated blues performances recorded for commercial distribution.He was raised as the son of ex-slaves in Alabama, learned to play the cornet as a young man, and joined a minstrel troupe.

Identify an accurate statement about Louis Armstrong.Multiple choice question.He sang (in a manner of speaking), scatting in an amazingly creative, often humorous, always expressive way.He was a classically trained violinist who adored jazz but lacked the gift to create the uninhibited improvisations of the jazz musicians he admired.He was known for a time as the "king of jazz," but his music bore only a marginal relationship to real jazz.He combined ragtime and boogie-woogie techniques to produce his own inimitable piano style.

Which of the following statements are true about New Orleans jazz combos during the jazz age?Multiple select question.The cornet handled the melody in such jazz combos.The clarinet provided supporting harmonies in such jazz combos.Such combos playing indoors usually added a saxophone and replaced the banjo with a guitar.Such combos playing indoors rather than on the streets added a piano and sometimes replaced the tuba with a string bass.

In 1927, Louis Armstrong recorded his hit song West End Blues. His improvisational jazz trumpet and distinctive raspy voice, combined with his unique interpretations of the ______ redefine the genre.18Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?Amelody, helpedBmelody that helpedCmelody, helpingDmelody to help

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."

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.