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  • At what age did Billie Holiday make her debut?
    18
  • Who performed 'L.O.V.E.'?
    Nat King Cole
  • Who performed 'Blue Moon'?
    Billie Holiday
  • Who sold over 50 million records?
    Nat King Cole
  • Who was not afraid to experiment with music?
    Miles Davis
  • Who mixed Cuban music with bebop to create an Afro-Cuban jazz?
    Dizzy Gillespie
  • Name a jazz artist who played piano.
    Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole
  • Which winter holiday song did Nat King Cole perform?
    The Christmas Song
  • Who performed 'A Night in Tunisia'?
    Dizzy Gillespie
  • What city did Louis Armstrong grow up in?
    New Orleans
  • Name two artists Miles Davis played with.
    John Coltrane and Charlie Parker
  • Dizzy Gillespie founded what style of playing?
    BeBop
  • Name an artist Count Basie performed with.
    Ella Fitzgerald & Frank Sinatra
  • Who performed 'What a Wonderful World'?
    Louis Armstrong
  • Name one artist who was a band leader or had an orchestra.
    Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald
  • Who did Billie Holiday make her debut with?
    Benny Goodman
  • Who performed 'Take the A Train'?
    Duke Ellington
  • Who is the most recorded jazz artist of all time?
    Duke Ellington
  • Who performed 'Summertime'?
    Ella Fitzgerald
  • Who performed 'Kind of Blue'?
    Miles Davis
  • How many Grammys did Ella Fitzgerald win?
    13 (Thirteen)
  • Who was the first major jazz star who broke down racial barriers?
    Louis Armstrong
  • Name a jazz singer.
    Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole
  • Who performed 'One O'Clock Jump'?
    Count Basie