MUSC 123 -- Final Exam questions
well answered graded A+ 2025/2026
"Koko" - correct answer ✔✔- By Charlie Parker
- Contrafact on the tune "Cherokee"
- Parker was obsessed with its harmony
- Early example of Parker's extremely influential bebop language
- Song in the bebop era
"Manteca" - correct answer ✔✔- By Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
- Dizzy's Big Band was bebop's only true big bang
- Helped to introduce Latin jazz
- Song in the bebop era
"Round Midnight" - correct answer ✔✔- By Thelonious Monk
- Monk is one of Jazz's most prolific composers
- Profound influence on later time and compositional concepts
- Song in the bebop era
"Intuition" - correct answer ✔✔- By Lennie Tristano
- Predates free jazz but uses many elements of it
- Exemplifies influence of Bach on early cool jazz musicians
- Song in cool jazz era
"Boplicity" - correct answer ✔✔- By Miles Davis
, - Helped to legitimize cool jazz
- Arrangement by Gerry Mulligan
- Claude Thornhill Band Musicians
- Song in the cool jazz era
"Take Five" - correct answer ✔✔- By Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Time Elements, Brubeck known for being rhythmically inventive
- Popular cool jazz artist
- Most popular song on the album "Time Out"
- Song in the cool jazz era
"Cherokee" - correct answer ✔✔- By Clifford Brown / Max Roach quintet
- Brown's solo on this particular recording proved to be one of his most popular
- Song in the hard bop era
"Moanin'" - correct answer ✔✔- By Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
- Composed by pianist Bobby Timmons
- Usage of gospel & blues influence, especially in solos
- Song in the hard bop era
"So What" - correct answer ✔✔- By Miles Davis
- Example of Modal Jazz
- Off of "Kind of Blue", one of the most popular jazz albums ever
- Exhibited Miles' desire to create mood over advanced harmony
"Masqualero" - correct answer ✔✔- Miles' second quintet (influential)
well answered graded A+ 2025/2026
"Koko" - correct answer ✔✔- By Charlie Parker
- Contrafact on the tune "Cherokee"
- Parker was obsessed with its harmony
- Early example of Parker's extremely influential bebop language
- Song in the bebop era
"Manteca" - correct answer ✔✔- By Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
- Dizzy's Big Band was bebop's only true big bang
- Helped to introduce Latin jazz
- Song in the bebop era
"Round Midnight" - correct answer ✔✔- By Thelonious Monk
- Monk is one of Jazz's most prolific composers
- Profound influence on later time and compositional concepts
- Song in the bebop era
"Intuition" - correct answer ✔✔- By Lennie Tristano
- Predates free jazz but uses many elements of it
- Exemplifies influence of Bach on early cool jazz musicians
- Song in cool jazz era
"Boplicity" - correct answer ✔✔- By Miles Davis
, - Helped to legitimize cool jazz
- Arrangement by Gerry Mulligan
- Claude Thornhill Band Musicians
- Song in the cool jazz era
"Take Five" - correct answer ✔✔- By Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Time Elements, Brubeck known for being rhythmically inventive
- Popular cool jazz artist
- Most popular song on the album "Time Out"
- Song in the cool jazz era
"Cherokee" - correct answer ✔✔- By Clifford Brown / Max Roach quintet
- Brown's solo on this particular recording proved to be one of his most popular
- Song in the hard bop era
"Moanin'" - correct answer ✔✔- By Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers
- Composed by pianist Bobby Timmons
- Usage of gospel & blues influence, especially in solos
- Song in the hard bop era
"So What" - correct answer ✔✔- By Miles Davis
- Example of Modal Jazz
- Off of "Kind of Blue", one of the most popular jazz albums ever
- Exhibited Miles' desire to create mood over advanced harmony
"Masqualero" - correct answer ✔✔- Miles' second quintet (influential)
