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| Question | % correct |
|---|---|
Gillespie was born in 1917 in the small town of Cheraw, in which U.S. state? | 95%/152 |
How did the young John Birks Gillespie come by the nickname that stuck with him for life? | 95%/152 |
When Gillespie joined Teddy Hill's orchestra in 1937, he took over the trumpet chair of which older player, his early idol? | 4%/152 |
Gillespie spent 1939 to 1941 as a trumpeter in whose popular orchestra? | 4%/152 |
Which singer left Earl Hines's orchestra to launch a 1944 big band that Gillespie helped lead and that also employed Charlie Parker? | 0%/152 |
The after-hours jam sessions where the new modern jazz took shape in the early 1940s centred on which Harlem club? | 0%/152 |
Which Gillespie composition, written in the early 1940s, became one of the most recorded of all modern-jazz themes? | 4%/152 |
Which Gillespie tune is famous for a shouted two-note vocal hook that leaps an octave? | 1%/152 |
Gillespie's tune "Groovin' High" is built on the chord changes of which older popular song? | 0%/152 |
Which Cuban conga player joined Gillespie's big band in 1947, a partnership that helped launch Afro-Cuban jazz? | 1%/152 |
Which 1947 Afro-Cuban jazz standard co-written by Gillespie takes its title from the Spanish word for lard? | 5%/152 |
From 1953 onward, Gillespie played a custom-built trumpet with what unusual feature? | 5%/152 |
Along with horn-rimmed glasses and a goatee, which item of headwear completed Gillespie's trademark look? | 96%/152 |
In 1956 Gillespie led the first jazz band sent abroad on a U.S. government goodwill tour. Which federal body sponsored it? | 0%/152 |
Which arranger and trumpeter from Gillespie's mid-1950s big band went on to become one of the most successful producers in popular music? | 96%/152 |
Gillespie's 1979 autobiography, written with Al Fraser, was published under which title? | 4%/152 |
Gillespie's celebrated tenor-battle album puts him in the studio with which two saxophonists? | 0%/152 |
The suite "Gillespiana", recorded by Gillespie's band at the start of the 1960s, was written by which Argentine pianist who later composed the "Mission: Impossible" theme? | 0%/152 |
In 1988 Gillespie formed a multinational big band featuring Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera. What was it called? | 1%/152 |
In 1964 Gillespie ran a tongue-in-cheek campaign for which office, joking that he would rename the White House? | 5%/152 |
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