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6. The tenor sax. solo is made of 4 choruses. There are:

  • Fast scales and quick runs
  • Slow scales and arpeggios
  • Quick runs
  • Fast scales and arpeggios

7. The alto sax. solo is made of 4 choruses. The notes are:

  • Quicker
  • Slower and with a narrower range
  • Quicker and with a wider range
  • Slower

8. This piece has no score. Davis gave the players the overall structure, basic chord sequence and _________ and let them improvise their solos.

  • scalic idea
  • main melodic idea
  • syncopation idea
  • tonal idea

9. 'All Blues' is in:

  • 6/4
  • 4/8
  • 5/8
  • 3/6

10. The sequence of chords goes:

  • D7x4 Dm7x4 D7x2 Eb/D7 F/G F/G7 D7
  • G7x4 Gm7x2 G7x2 D7 Eb7/D7 F/G F/G6
  • Gm7x4 G7x4 G6x2 D7 Eb7/D7 F/G F/G6
  • G7x4 Gm7x2 G7x2 D7 Eb7/D7 F/G6 F/G

11. The band is also called a:

  • Ensemble
  • Sextuplet
  • Sextet
  • Group

12. The structure is basic. It has an intro (opening 4 bars) played by the rhythm section and then a riff. The next section is called the:

  • Syncopated section
  • Head
  • Leg
  • Arm

13. The piano solo is made of 2 choruses. It is:

  • Made of a much more complicated melody
  • Calmer and with a simpler melody
  • Much faster

14. Trumpet solo is made of 4 choruses. The motifs are:

  • Rhythmic and short
  • Short
  • Short and syncopated
  • Long and syncopated

15. The solos are followed by another head and riff. The coda is a solo for:

  • Muted trumpet
  • Piano
  • Alto sax.
  • Tenor sax.

16. The Rhythm section is the group of instruments which plays the harmonic and rhythmic backing. These are:

  • Piano (which has a short solo), trumpet and bass
  • Piano (which has a short solo), bass and drums
  • Bass and drums
  • Bass and trumpet