Match the following:
a. big band
b. Benny Goodman
c. Cotton Club
d. Duke Ellington
e. gold record
f. Harlem
g. Fletcher Henderson
h. sweet
1. The "King Of Swing" whose band launched the Swing Era in 1935.
2. He is considered jazz music's greatest composer.
3. Songs played in a two-beat rhythm, with little syncopation, slow tempos, and flowing melodies.
4. An award presented to artists who sold over 500,000 units.
5. A predominantly black neighborhood in New York City which became the center of a cultural
movement.
6. A nightclub in Harlem which was an important venue for many jazz performers.
7. Outstanding arranger, many of which were performed by the Benny Goodman Orchestra.
8. A term that refers specifically the "jazz orchestra" that consisted of brasses (trumpets, trombones),
saxophones, and rhythm section (piano, bass and drums).
1. ANS: B PTS: 1
2. ANS: D PTS: 1
3. ANS: H PTS: 1
4. ANS: E PTS: 1
5. ANS: F PTS: 1
6. ANS: C PTS: 1
7. ANS: G PTS: 1
8. ANS: A PTS: 1
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