Q 01/05

Which guitarist, who lost two fingers' use in a 1928 fire, co-founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France?

A) Django Reinhardt

B) Kenny Burrell

C) Barney Kessel

D) Eddie Lang

Answer · why

A) Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt rebuilt his left-hand technique around the fingers the caravan fire had spared, and is counted among the very few European jazz music...

Q 02/05

Which pop star recorded two albums of jazz standards with Tony Bennett, 'Cheek to Cheek' and 'Love for Sale'?

A) Amy Winehouse

B) Lady Gaga

C) Christina Aguilera

D) Adele

Answer · why

B) Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett took 'Cheek to Cheek' to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2014; he was 95 and living with Alzheimer's disease when their Cole ...

Q 03/05

Which iconic jazz singer was known by the nickname 'Lady Day'?

A) Bessie Smith

B) Ethel Waters

C) Billie Holiday

D) Dinah Washington

Answer · why

C) Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday borrowed her first name from film star Billie Dove; 'Lady Day' came from her closest musical partner, a saxophonist she in turn crowned...

Q 04/05

John Coltrane started on alto, but which instrument made his name?

A) Trumpet

B) Vibraphone

C) Trombone

D) Tenor sax

Answer · why

D) Tenor sax

Coltrane started out on alto and switched to tenor in 1947 when he joined King Kolax's band.

Q 05/05

Which 1959 Miles Davis album, improvised on scales rather than chord changes, is often called the most celebrated in jazz?

A) Milestones

B) Kind of Blue

C) Miles Smiles

D) Seven Steps to Heaven

Answer · why

B) Kind of Blue

Kind of Blue swapped bebop's dense chord changes for a few scales to improvise on, and saxophonist John Coltrane, who played on it, built much of his ...