Author Question: Dizzy Gillespie was originally most strongly influenced by what swing-era trumpet player? a. ... (Read 88 times)

Metfan725 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Dizzy Gillespie was originally most strongly influenced by what swing-era trumpet player?

a. Lester Young
b. Roy Eldridge
c. Louis Armstrong
d. Charlie Parker

Question 2

The following describes the playing of whom? Angular melodic lines made up of consistent note
values; little rhythmic variety; phrases of irregular length; long phrases that may last an entire chorus;
lack of vibrato; virtuosic playing in speed and range; de-emphasis on motivic ideas; few blues
inflections; adventurous chord-scale relations:

a. Miles Davis
b. Dizzy Gillespie
c. Don Byas
d. Charlie Parker