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Jazz Legends Showdown: Test Your Groove in the Epic Jazz Master Challenge!

Jazz Legends Showdown: Test Your Groove in the Epic Jazz Master Challenge!

Which album features Sonny Rollins as a leader?

Saxophone Colossus

Mingus at Antibes

Speak No Evil

Out to Lunch

Saxophone Colossus is a landmark album by Sonny Rollins, featuring his famous track “St. Thomas.”

Which album features the jazz standard “Take Five”?

Giant Steps

Time Out

Blue Train

Moanin’

Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet includes “Take Five,” known for its distinctive 5/4 time signature.

What album did Bill Evans release after the death of his bassist Scott LaFaro?

Explorations

Waltz for Debby

Sunday at the Village Vanguard

Portrait in Jazz

Waltz for Debby is part of the recordings made shortly before Scott LaFaro’s death, capturing the essence of his collaboration with Evans.

What iconic album did Wes Montgomery release in 1960?

The Incredible Jazz Guitar

Smokin’ at the Half Note

Full House

Movin’ Wes

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery showcases his revolutionary guitar technique and melodious improvisations.

Which album is Duke Ellington known for from 1956?

Ellington at Newport

Black, Brown and Beige

Such Sweet Thunder

The Far East Suite

Ellington at Newport is famous for revitalizing Duke Ellington’s career, particularly with the electrifying performance of “Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue.”

Which Thelonious Monk album features a solo piano performance?

Brilliant Corners

Monk’s Dream

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco

Straight, No Chaser

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco is one of the few albums by Thelonious Monk featuring only solo piano, showcasing his unique style.

Which album is celebrated for blending jazz with Brazilian bossa nova?

Chega de Saudade

The Girl from Ipanema

Getz/Gilberto

Jazz Samba

Getz/Gilberto, featuring Stan Getz and João Gilberto, played a crucial role in popularizing bossa nova worldwide with tracks like “The Girl from Ipanema.”

What is a notable album by Lee Morgan?

The Sidewinder

Search for the New Land

Cornbread

The Gigolo

The Sidewinder features the hit title track and is one of Lee Morgan’s most commercially successful albums.

Which album does “Birdland” come from by Weather Report?

Heavy Weather

Black Market

Mysterious Traveller

Night Passage

Heavy Weather includes “Birdland,” which became one of the most recognizable jazz fusion tracks.

What 1959 album did Dave Brubeck release?

Time Out

Jazz Goes to College

Brubeck Time

Time Further Out

Time Out features experiments with unusual time signatures and includes the classic track “Blue Rondo à la Turk.”

Which album by Chet Baker includes “My Funny Valentine”?

Chet Baker Sings

It Could Happen to You

Chet

Chet Baker in New York

Chet Baker Sings is where Chet Baker’s rendition of “My Funny Valentine” became an enduring hit, defining his career.

What pivotal album did Eric Dolphy release?

Out to Lunch

Outward Bound

Iron Man

Far Cry

Out to Lunch stands out as Eric Dolphy’s masterpiece, blending avant-garde jazz with post-bop elements.

Which Charles Mingus album includes the song “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”?

Pithecanthropus Erectus

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady

Mingus Ah Um

Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus

Mingus Ah Um features “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,” a tribute to the saxophonist Lester Young.

What is the best-selling jazz album of all time?

Time Out

A Love Supreme

Kind of Blue

The Köln Concert

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis holds the distinction of being the best-selling jazz album ever.

Which album marked the debut of Herbie Hancock?

Maiden Voyage

Empyrean Isles

Takin’ Off

Head Hunters

Takin’ Off is Herbie Hancock’s debut album, released in 1962, and includes the hit song “Watermelon Man.”

Who released the groundbreaking album “The Shape of Jazz to Come”?

Ornette Coleman

Thelonious Monk

Charlie Parker

John Coltrane

The Shape of Jazz to Come is an influential album by Ornette Coleman that helped pioneer the free jazz movement.

Which album is John Coltrane best known for?

Blue Train

Kind of Blue

A Love Supreme

Giant Steps

A Love Supreme is widely celebrated as John Coltrane’s masterpiece, representing a profound spiritual expression in jazz music.

What is the famous Miles Davis album featuring modal jazz?

Bitches Brew

Sketches of Spain

Kind of Blue

In a Silent Way

Kind of Blue is notable for its use of modal jazz, a significant shift from the hard bop style prevalent at the time.

Which Billie Holiday album includes “Strange Fruit”?

Lady in Satin

Lady Sings the Blues

Body and Soul

Billie Holiday

Lady Sings the Blues includes “Strange Fruit,” a powerful and haunting song protesting racism.

Which recording is noted as a significant work by Sarah Vaughan?

Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown

Misty

Brazilian Romance

Live in Japan

Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown showcases her dynamic voice with the impeccable trumpet backing of Clifford Brown.

Jazz Novice

Maybe your jazz records are still in their sleeves?

Jazz Enthusiast

You’re hitting some of the right notes, keep swinging!

Jazz Aficionado

You’ve mastered the art of jazz, bravo!

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