Trivia Archive

November 2001 Sax Trivia Contest

Congratulations!

Prizes:

$75.00 SAXQUEST gift certifica ($ 75.00 value)
1999 Jan/Feb VERVE "New Releas ($ 0.00 value)
Box of Alexander Superial "Sup ($ 0.00 value)

Winner

Bill Diebels from Juneau, AK US

Contest background

On July 7, 1956, the Duke Ellington Orchestra was featured at the Newport Jazz Festival. Midway through Ellington's "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue", Paul Gonsalves took a solo that to this day is one of the most famous and beautifully constructed blues solos of all time.

Contest Question

How many choruses did he play in this solo?

Correct Answer

Where You Could Have Found The Answer

The answer could have been found on the Jazzhouse web site: Jazzhouse.

Thank you to everyone who entered our November 2001 contest. Out of 69 entries this month we had 32 correct answers. Good Job everyone.