In 1927, Louis Armstrong recorded his hit song West End Blues. His improvisational jazz trumpet and distinctive raspy voice, combined with his unique interpretations of the ______ redefine the genre.18Mark for ReviewABCWhich choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?Amelody, helpedBmelody that helpedCmelody, helpingDmelody to help

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Louis Armstrong?Multiple choice question.He recorded only twenty-nine songs, but his influence has been long-lasting and far-flung.He played the cornet in King Oliver's band and followed Oliver to Chicago, where he formed his own band and began making jazz recordings.He established a crucial link between early rural blues and sophisticated blues performances recorded for commercial distribution.He was raised as the son of ex-slaves in Alabama, learned to play the cornet as a young man, and joined a minstrel troupe.

Identify an accurate statement about Louis Armstrong.Multiple choice question.He sang (in a manner of speaking), scatting in an amazingly creative, often humorous, always expressive way.He was a classically trained violinist who adored jazz but lacked the gift to create the uninhibited improvisations of the jazz musicians he admired.He was known for a time as the "king of jazz," but his music bore only a marginal relationship to real jazz.He combined ragtime and boogie-woogie techniques to produce his own inimitable piano style.

______, one of the most imitated and influential classic blues singers and composers, established something of a link between early rural blues and sophisticated blues performances recorded for commercial distribution.Multiple choice question.Gertrude "Ma" RaineyPaul WhitemanBessie SmithRobert Johnson

Which of the following is a contribution made by Stan Kenton to modern jazz?Multiple choice question.development of a distinct jazz sound using only a clarinet lead supported by four saxophonesunprecedented inclusion of outstanding Native American soloists in his bandserious exploration of Latin American drums and rhythms in his big band jazzjuxtaposing instruments in nontraditional combinations and effectively obscuring their identification

The "father of the blues" was ________Blank.Multiple ChoiceScott JoplinLouis ArmstrongGeorge GershwinW. C. Handy