Monday, November 04, 2013

Alan Rock's Trivia!

Questions:

1)  This Philadelphia native cut his teeth playingwith the likes of Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman and Jimmy Dorsey, and gained widespread recognition as part of Woody Herman's "Second Herd." He helped popularize the bossa nova craze in the 60s, along with Joao Gilberto and Jobim. Who was he?

2) Who is Nawas Sharif?

3)  The Great Gatsby was first published in 1925. Who wrote it?

4)  This jazz/funk saxophonist had a string of crossover hits on the pop chart in the 70s and 80s.

Answers:

1)  Stan Getz

2)  He is the Prime Minister of Pakistan

3)  F. Scott Fitzgerald

4) Grover Washington, Jr.  Some of his popular songs were "Mister Magic," "Just the Two of Us" (with Bill Withers) and "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Patti LaBelle).

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