Question

Cab Calloway sang this work’s song “It Ain’t Necessarily So” when performing as the character Sportin’ Life onstage. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this musical work that inspired a collaborative album between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. A song from this musical work describes a time “when the livin’ is easy” and “fish are jumpin’.”
ANSWER: Porgy and Bess (by George Gershwin)
[10e] On Fitzgerald’s cover of the song “It Ain’t Necessary So” from Porgy and Bess, she utilized this vocal technique of singing improvised nonsense syllables.
ANSWER: scat singing [or scatting]
[10h] A jazz recording on this singer’s album Little Girl Blue helped popularize the song “I Loves You, Porgy.” This singer also wrote the music for the Lorraine Hansberry-inspired song “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.”
ANSWER: Nina Simone
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY120.00100%100%0%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY916.67100%67%0%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY717.14100%29%43%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1216.67100%33%33%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY1015.0090%40%20%
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2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY920.00100%78%22%

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Cornell CCornell D1010020
Michigan C CWRU B (DII) 1010020
West Virginia A (UG) CWRU C (UG)010010
Miami A (UG) Miami B (UG) 010010
Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan A (UG) 1010020
Ohio State B (DII) Michigan D (UG)1010020
Michigan B (UG)Michigan State A 1010020
West Virginia B (UG) Michigan State B 010010
CWRU A (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 1010020
Miami C (DII) Ohio State C (DII) 1010020
AlbertaArizona State B0101020
UW PrideUBC A0101020
UBC BUW Gluttony010010
Arizona State AUW Chastity010010
UW EnvyBoise State010010
UW LustUW Sloth1010020
UW GreedUW Wrath10101030
Auburn AGeorgia Tech A1010020
FurmanAuburn B1010020
BelmontClemson A010010
Alabama AClemson B1010020
Emory ASouth Carolina B0101020
Georgia AGeorgia Tech C010010
Georgia Tech BEmory Oxford0101020
Tennessee AGeorgia Tech E010010
Georgia Tech DSouth Carolina A10101030
SouthernAuburn C0101020
Vanderbilt AMississippi State A010010
Tennessee BVanderbilt B010010
TusculumAppalachian State A010010
Appalachian State BUNC D0101020
Duke BDuke A0000
James Madison AVirginia10101030
NC StateVCU1010020
Virginia Tech AUNC A1010020
Liberty BUNC B010010
UNC CLiberty A010010
William & MaryVirginia Tech B1010020
Lehigh B (DII)Bard A (UG)010010
Columbia A (UG)Maryland A (DII)1010020
Fordham ANYU A (UG)010010
Lehigh A (UG)NYU B010010
Rutgers BMaryland B (DII)010010
Penn B (DII)Columbia J (DII)1010020
Princeton A (UG)Rowan A (DII)010010
Penn A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)010010
Chicago BIndiana010010
Illinois CSIUE10101030
Iowa ANotre Dame B1010020
Notre Dame AIowa B1010020
Notre Dame CNorthwestern A010010
Purdue ANorthwestern B1010020
Purdue BWashU B10101030
Chicago APurdue C1010020
Illinois AIllinois B1010020
James Madison BLiberty C010010