Author Question: Swing era improvisation was very often ____, a continuation of the trend from the 1920s. a. ... (Read 27 times)

genevieve1028 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Swing era improvisation was very often ____, a continuation of the trend from the 1920s.

a. worked out ahead of time
b. outright improvisation
c. partly written out by the arranger
d. almost completely arranged to go along with the background horn parts

Question 2

Harry James, Bunny Berigan, Jack Teagarden, and Gene Krupa were all

a. prominent swing-style soloists who went on to lead their own bands
b. prominent swing-style soloists who played in Basie's band
c. important arrangers for the Basie band
d. important soloists in prominent territory bands