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Jazz History Listening Exam List

General Suggestions:

• Each example will be played only once.
• The examples on the quiz may start anywhere within the track (study thoroughly).
• The student should be prepared to identify the song by ear (from any starting point) in less than 30 seconds of playing time (as is standard for all music and art courses of this nature).
• Silence separates each example (the instructor does not play more than one sample from a single song).
• The student should be able to identify the name of the tune, the artist (or group) most prominently associated with it (not necessarily the composer), and provide one short distinguishing feature of the tune (as discussed in class).

Quiz #1:

• Kasuan Kura-People of Dagomba, Ghana
• Daniel-Willis Proctor and group
• Dere's No Hidin' Place Down Dere-Marian Anderson
• Field Hand's Call-Annie Grace Horn Dodson
• Maple Leaf Rag-Scott Joplin
• Maple Leaf Rag-Jelly Roll Morton
• Back Water Blues-Bessie Smith
• Tiger Rag-Original Dixieland Jazz Band
• Dippermouth Blues-King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
• Hotter Than That-L. Armstrong and His Hot Five
• Singin' the Blues-Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra featuring Biz Beiderbecke
• Tiger Rag-Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Stephane Grappelli
• Tiger Rag-Art Tatum
• East St. Louis Toodle-Oo-Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Quiz #2:

• Down South Camp Meeting-Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
• Mary's Idea-Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy
• Shoe Shine Boy-Lester Young
• Avalon-Benny Goodman Quartet
• Sepia Panorama-Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra
• Vi Vigor-International Sweethearts of Rhythm
• Body and Soul-Coleman Hawkins
• Body and Soul-Billie Holiday

Quiz #3:
CD #2

• Salt Peanuts-Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
• Manteca-Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with Chano Pozo
• Four in One-Thelonious Monk
• Jeru-Miles Davis
• Moanin'-Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers featuring Hoace Silver
• Hora Decubitus-Charles Mingus
• Powell's Pracnes-Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet
• So What-Miles Davis Sextet

Quiz #4:

• Ghosts: First Variation-Albert Ayler
• Street Woman-Ornette Coleman Quartet
• Acknoledgement-John Coltrane Quartet
• Peri's Scope-Bill Evans Trio
• Chameleon-Herbie Hancock
• Birdland-Weather Report
• Express Crossing-Wynton Marsalis
• One Note Samba-Elaine Elias
• Salt Peanuts-Steve Coleman and Five Elements
• Far West-Tim Hagans