Question

The track “Farewell, Farewell” ends an album titled Something Like one of these animals, which was one of the last albums by Charles Mingus. The bass ostinato “B, C, long D, [pause] B, C, short D, long G” is played on an ARP 2600 to open a track titled for these animals. Miles Davis recorded a standard named for one of these animals on ‘Round About Midnight, (15[1])whose lyrics lament “Pack up all my cares and woe / Here I go, singing low / (*) Bye bye [this animal].” Joe Zawinul composed a track named for these animals for Weather Report as a tribute to a New York nightclub. (10[1])The chord progression for “How High the Moon” was used for a bebop standard named for these animals. For 10 points, Charlie Parker is nicknamed after what animals, (10[1])the subject of his standard “Ornithology?” ■END■

ANSWER: birds [accept Something Like a Bird; accept “Birdland”; accept “Bye Bye Blackbird”; prompt on “Ornithology” until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ishan JoshiOttawa BWaterloo6615
Sky LiToronto Ray of Sun in the SkyOttawa C10710
Ian ChowMcDouble West-CarletonOttawa A13510