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Great Jazz Saxophonists, Part One

written by: shimonbentzvi
 
This is a terribly difficult quiz on the greatest saxophonists.

Question 1:


This great tenor player, born in 1904, was usually pictured wearing a pork-pie hat.
Coleman Hawkins
Eric Dolphy
Sideney Bechet
Sonny Rollins

Question 2:


This tenor player called "Prez" was considered the best tenor player in the world. Because of racial discrimination he refused to play in the southern USA.
Eric Dolphy
Coleman Hawkins
Stan Getz
Lester Young

Question 3:


Besides being a great alto player, he also played flute and bass clarinet. His best album was "Out to Lunch." He died in Berlin because of a wrong diagnosis.
Coleman Hawkins
Sidney bechet
Eric Dolphy
Lester Young

Question 4:


This tenor player hit a rough spot in his career in the 1950’s. He went out onto the Brooklyn Bridge every night for a year playing his sax. Somehow he got out of his funk and revived his career. He was famous for wearing a Mohawk hairdo for several years.
Lester Young
Paul Desmond
Sideny Bechet
Sonny Rollins

Question 5:


Born in Philadelphia and raised in The Bronx, New York, this tenor had a great career with Woody Hermann’s band and later helped bring in the bossa nova sound to the USA.
Sonny Rollins
Eric Dolphy
Carlos Jobim
Stan Getz

Question 6:


This great alto player was an important part of The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Paul Desmond
Al Cohn
Eric Dolphy
Darius Brubeck

Question 7:


A Muppet character was based on this great saxophonist who played for many years with Woody Hermann.
Zoot Sims
Sonny Rollins
Paul Desmond
Al Cohn

Question 8:


This great saxophonist played on the hit song by Bill Withers "Just the Two of Us."
Stan Getz
Zoot Sims
Grover Washington, Jr.
Bill Withers

Question 9:


Considered the greatest baritone saxophonist of all times, he played for many years with Duke Ellington. His signature piece was "Sophisticated Lady." Who was he?
Pee Wee Russell
Johnny Hodges
Coleman Hawkins
Harry Carney

Question 10:


Nicknamed "Jeru," this great baritone sax player was raised in New England. His duets with Chet Baker have become classics. One of the most interesting part of his quartets was the non-use of pianos. What was this musicians last name?
Getz
Mulligan
Sanborn
Koz

Question 11:


This great alto player is most famous for playing on Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are” and on Steely Dan's "Dr. Wu".
Dave Koz
Phil Woods
John Dankworth
Dave Sanborn

Question 12:


What was the nickname of Charlie Parker, one of the top bebop musicians?
Yardbird
Mr. Bebop
The Vice Prez
The King

 
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