How well do you know your music? Let’s find out with a quiz that accompanies this week playlist.
The subjects du jour are : Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, George Duke, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Archie Shepp, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson
They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the posts we publish this week.
1. What track by Herbie Hancock from the “Thrust” album features a ballad spotlighting reed work?
- A Butterfly
- B Palm Grease
- C Actual Proof
2. At which festival did Gary Burton’s quartet perform live in 1967, alongside Jim Hall and Baden Powell?
- A Montreux Jazz Festival
- B Jazzfest Berlin
- C Monterey Jazz Festival
3. Which Sonny Rollins Trio composition is included in Resonance Records’ 2024 “Freedom Weaver” release?
- A Weaver of Dreams
- B St. Thomas
- C Oleo
4. What pop song consistently performed by Miles Davis was part of his Montreux 1988 set?
- A Beat It
- B Time After Time
- C Human Nature
5. Which festival founded in 1978 featured a significant performance by Ahmad Jamal and is known for its educational activities?
- A Newport Jazz Festival
- B Montreal Jazz Festival
- C Jazz in Marciac
6. During which festival in Tokyo 2011 did DMS include “Straight To The Heart” in their set?
- A Tokyo Jazz Festival
- B Fuji Rock Festival
- C Sapporo City Jazz
7. Which 2011 Jazz in Marciac performance featured a prominent duo rendering of Charlie Parker’s “Cheryl”?
- A Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock
- B Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau
- C Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul
8. What festival hosted a tribute to John Coltrane with Wayne Shorter and Dave Liebman in 1987?
- A Newport Jazz Festival
- B Live Under The Sky
- C Montreux Jazz Festival
9. Which renowned jazz band performed at the NDR’s Jazzworkshop in Berlin in 1971?
- A Weather Report
- B Return to Forever
- C Mahavishnu Orchestra
10. Which Archie Shepp album, recorded in 1966, features a work titled “A Portrait of Robert Thompson (As a Young Man)”?
- A Mama Too Tight
- B Fire Music
- C The Cry of My People
11. What was the name of the 1980 Japanese festival where Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson performed?
- A Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival
- B Aurex Jazz Festival
- C Tokyo Jazz Summit
12. Which Ellington band composition, recorded in 1941, became a signature tune and replaced “Sepia Panorama”?
- A Caravan
- B Mood Indigo
- C Take the “A” Train
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And the correct answers (in case you missed one or two) are:
1. Butterfly, from Herbie Hancock’s “Thrust,” highlights Bennie Maupin’s reed work within its balladry. As part of a smoothly textured suite, it complements the album’s jazz-funk orientation.
2. Jazzfest Berlin, on November 4, 1967, featured the Gary Burton Quartet. Sharing the bill with notable guitarists, the performance remains a historic jazz moment.
3. Weaver of Dreams highlights the Sonny Rollins Trio’s 1959 European artistry. Resonance Records’ release celebrates these previously unissued performances.
4. Time After Time, a Cyndi Lauper hit, became a late-career staple for Miles Davis. Its Montreux 1988 performance exemplified his pop reinterpretation phase.
5. Jazz in Marciac is a noted French festival founded in 1978. Ahmad Jamal’s appearances there underline its broad-based jazz scope and educational commitment.
6. Tokyo Jazz Festival, 2011, hosted DMS. The trio delivered “Straight To The Heart,” showcasing their energetic blend of jazz and performance prowess.
7. Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau performed “Cheryl” at Jazz in Marciac, 2011. The performance highlighted their synergy in the saxophone-piano duo format.
8. Live Under The Sky in 1987 featured a tribute to John Coltrane. Wayne Shorter and Dave Liebman headlined this memorable jazz event.
9. Weather Report, a seminal fusion group, performed in Berlin for NDR’s Jazzworkshop, 1971. This appearance underscored their jazz innovation and audience appeal.
10. Mama Too Tight features Archie Shepp’s innovative jazz suite. Recorded in 1966, the session emphasized ensemble collaboration and experimentation.
11. The Aurex Jazz Festival ’80 in Yokohama showcased Freddie Hubbard with Joe Henderson. It included dynamic performances by jazz luminaries in September 1980.
12. Take the “A” Train is a hallmark of Duke Ellington’s repertoire. Billy Strayhorn composed it in 1939, immortalizing the New York City subway line in music.
