Easy Jazz Trivia - Who wrote "Take the A Train"? - No Google please

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

It'll get harder as we go

[ronzo]

1. Duke Ellington. n/t

[gmoney]

2. Duke Ellington?

[Blue-Jay]

3. Played that song last night...

Stole a bunch of licks from Paul Desmond's version of it too.

I'll leave the actual question for someone else.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. I know you know - How are you my man?

If I may ask

[Blue-Jay]

11. I'm good.

Farting around for a few minutes before I have to go play tonight. Just applied for a job in Chicago on the 47th floor of the Sears Tower. Wish me luck, Mr Strength.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

56. Good luck, and may Jesus squat you - 3 sets - 12 reps each

Amen!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. You are all CLOSE but wrong so far

[ronzo]

7. No shit?

I woulda bet the bank on that one.

[tishaLA]

5. Billy Strayhorn

that's too easy.

I think he had a collaborator, too...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. (((Correct))))) - he collaborated with some guy.....I don't know who.....

Peeps were close tho!

:)

[gottaB]

10. yeah, but who wrote "Take the Coltrane"?

Trane or Duke

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. I'm gonna have to dig up my liner notes but I think it wasd Duke

I base that on Trane's notorios humility

[DancingBear]

12. Beat me to it

Honestly, these jazz newbies...


:hi:

[tishaLA]

18. Hi DB!

You've been uncharacteristically ferocious in your anti-chimp/forgery postings lately! I'm liking it! :hi:

[DancingBear]

32. <blushing>

thanks!

[brentspeak]

21. Didn't Ellington sometimes take credit for Strayhorn's work? n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

26. No - they were close friends since Billy wrote take the A train on the way

audition - can you imagine?????

[tishaLA]

It's been suggested that he took credit for it ALL THE TIME

I think the biography of Strayhorn, Lush Life, talks about that a lot.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

54. I'll have to read that - THANK YOU

I hope I didn't exhibit any disrespect :)

[tishaLA]

67. You're always respectful, Mr Chavez!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

78. Hey, I try - after all, I'm a Democrat!

That means tollerance and admitting you could be wrong and, above all, intelligence (I hope, unfortunately, humility is tossed in the mix.)

:)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

9. #2 - Who wrote 'Round About Midnight?

[tishaLA]

13. That melodious funk

was thelonious monk

[ronzo]

14. Monk? n/t

[Blue-Jay]

17. The composer of Round About Midnight is on my wall.

Along with a few other cats who I love.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

49. Can you provide a list

As the number one person I look to for jazziology (hey man you effing play!) I'd love to hear your picks!

[mitchum]

19. MOnk

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

20. That was a gimme-ok now-Who was the Pianist on Miles's Birth of the Cool?

No Google!

[brentspeak]

22. Tommy Flanagan?

I know it wasn't Bill Evans, who was on the later "Kind of Blue".

[mitchum]

24. Al Haig

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

34. (((CORRECT))))) - Though John Lewis also hit the keys on that date

:)

[mitchum]

37. I think Mulligan also played piano on a cut or two...

but I may be wrong (damn those narcotics)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

46. How dare you force me to like you!!!!!

:)

[mitchum]

60. Hey....

I'm playing a Coltrane celebration on the 23rd...and I'm using a TAPE of his voice, but I'm not sacrificing my "precious integrity" :)
I'm just feeding the player's speaker into my guitar's pickup and looping that bit. Then I'm just gonna play a solo over "the vamp" by the bassist and drummer. See, I'm coming around :)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

71. As long as you don't loop a break beat you'll be ok!

:D

[tishaLA]

27. This one is hard

....cause I don't listen to this CD often. I'll guess Wynton Kelly with the belief I am wrong.

[parasim]

30. Red Garland?

[gottaB]

33. Could it have been John Lewis?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

44. ******John Lewis did play Piano on a couple tracks!******

You are partially correct

[troublemaker]

35. Dammit, I bought an album by this guy (and hated it), but blanksville

[DancingBear]

23. Ya mean 'Round Midnight?

If so - Monk.

I think Herbie Hancock wrote a tune w/a similar title, but I'm not sure.

Anyone: Is Johnnie Mercer the guy who put lyrics to it (Monk's version)?

[tishaLA]

38. Bernard Hanighen

I just did a search

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

42. Over the course of time the name has slightly morphed but

you know what I'm talkin' about!

[gottaB]

25. who popularized it?

bird, hawkins, miles???

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

29. I'd say Miles but he worked long and hard according to his autobiography

Though Coleman ripped it up - and Bird - well...come on!!!

[gottaB]

108. Bird's version was recorded in 1945

I like his intro. I think a lot of cats still play it that way. I can't remember if that's in the real book, intro and all.

To me the best version is Eric Dolphy's.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

39. I apologize folks - OF COURSE ITS MONK - GOOD WORK!!!!!!

[Malva Zebrina]

16. Hmm , I thought it was the Monk who did round about midnight

[Lancer]

31. 'A' Train

is always creditied to Strayhorn, but these Ellington masterpieces were often collaborations.

I am always wrong about these things, but I thought "Round About Midnight" was a Coltrane album tilte, but the song "'Round Midnight" is a Monk compositon.

Proud to call Trane and Monk fellow Tarheels!

[troublemaker]

28. Billy Strayhorn? (didn't look at replies... now I'll look & be embarassed)

I rule!

[Lancer]

40. John Lewis, piano

on "Birth of the Cool"

[Lancer]

43. BTW, does anyone here LOVE

Tadd Dameron?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

45. Hell yeah - how can you be a devout Trane fan and not love Tadd

They collabed but even still Tadd's work is golden!

[Lancer]

51. "The Scene is Clean,"

baby!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

36. What instrument is Fela Kuti famous for playing? (another gimme!)

[parasim]

41. guitar

on edit: no, i'm wrong, i think i jumped the gun...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

47. Me too - care to try again?

[parasim]

48. i'm thinking saxophone

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

50. ((((((I'm thinking your correct!!!))))))

[parasim]

52. yeah, i always get my axes mixed up with my saxes.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

53. Who is the person most refered to by Jazz Musicians as the Greatest???

[parasim]

55. Miles, Bird or Coltrane

although I, myself, would have to say Monk or Elvin Jones...


on edit: sorry, i should have given just 1 answer...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

58. Damn straight - THERE IS ONLY 1 ANSWER and you have not given it

as much as I wish it were Trane :)

[mitchum]

63. Mr Armstrong

[parasim]

64. Ok then, Satchmo?

on edit: oops. yeah, like Lancer said? (i wasn't quick enough)

[Lancer]

57. Hawkins or Bechet?

n/t

[ronzo]

59. Wow, seems subjective.

I'll guess Mozart.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

61. Close - and it would seem subjective but it really isn't

[ronzo]

65. Is it a Jazz artist?

Bach?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

68. Yes - I APOLOGIZE - BY THE GREATEST I MEANT - GREATEST JAZZ MAN

[ronzo]

72. I figured, Said I was close before.... ummm...

I'm outta my league.

[tishaLA]

62. The greatest?

I'm thinking it's Pops.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

66. Pops is #2 (by most rankings) - you know who it is!

I can tell

[parasim]

69. It's gotta be Duke, then

[tishaLA]

70. Yeah. HAS to be

where does that put the Count?

[Lancer]

80. JMO

but, as a long time fan I don't see either Duke or the Count as being truly great technicians. Neither was Miles.

So on that basis, along with style and gift of melody, I was thinking Hawkins, even more than Bechet.

But dammit, most of the surveys probably do say Parker!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

83. I think you may have been the real winner - let me check the time stamp

that is - if you care

[tishaLA]

92. Well, I would say Duke because

he was a very good musician, yes....but his compositions, in bredth, depth, and swingability, really expanded the vocabulary of the possible in jazz music.

On pure technique, there are many I'd prefer to Duke or Basie--and that's just on the keyboards!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

73. WRONG - Come On - The Duke and the Count are royalty no doubt, but

There is only one Greatest!

[tishaLA]

75. Ali!

[parasim]

77. Alright, I'm going for it...

Billie Holiday

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

79. Excellent try !!!

Unfortunately no

[Malva Zebrina]

74. the byrd nt

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

81. (((((((YES!!!! CHARLIE PARKER!!!!!)))))))

[parasim]

84. Hey!

you said in your response to your post #58, that I hadn't given it.

Charlie Parker = Bird

x(

on edit: man, i need to take my time posting... sheesh.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

91. Much love - its all good

:)

[parasim]

97. i know... i'm just diggin your little trivia thing here.

I just love talkin' jazz...

[Lancer]

95. Wow!

I'd like to thank the Academy. . .

Knew all the bottled up trivia would come in handy one day!

Thanks for starting this, Chavez! :)

[ronzo]

76. Jelly Roll Morton.

My last guess.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

82. Awesome guess - Jelly Roll was frighteningly gifted!

no doubt

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

85. In 1966 - what saxophonist was Jazzman of the year? - No google!!!

[parasim]

86. Gerry Mulligan?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

88. Nope

Good call though

[ronzo]

87. Trying to think who was around at that time.... Shorter?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

89. He was around then

[ronzo]

96. Yeah, lotsa guys around then... doh. Ornette Coleman?

Not Wayne Shorter, eh? um.... Dolphy had already died, right?
Damn, Was it Ornette Coleman?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

90. Hint - it WAS NOT the man I would vote for

[parasim]

93. Rahsaan Roland Kirk

[tishaLA]

94. Getz?>

That's around the bossa craze I guess

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

98. Y'all are very close - think - A

[ronzo]

99. Could be Adderley.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

100. That is an awesome guess - no google but the 1st name is Albert!

[parasim]

101. Ayler!

did i spell that right?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

103. ((((((CORRECT - ACCORDING TO DOWNBEAT 1966!!!!))))

I can go to bed now!!!! Thank you :)

[parasim]

106. yippee!

hey, man, thanks for the fun thread!

and sweet dreams...

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

107. You too - you made it fun for me!

:thumbsup:

[ronzo]

104. I think you're right. n/t

[ronzo]

102. OK, what's his name? Ayers?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

105. Missed the L - thanks for playing our game

:)