Question

A set of sessions by a player of this instrument accompanied by Benny Goodman’s band were collected on the 1972 album Solo Flight. The Wynton Kelly Trio album Smokin’ at the Half Note was recorded with a musician (20[1])who played this instrument and includes one of his standards titled “Four on Six.” One player of this (20[1])instrument had two left hand fingers fused together (0[1])due to burns (20[2]0[1])and (20[1])composed (20[2])the standard “Nuages”; that (*) Roma (10[1])musician, (10[1])along with Stéphane Grappelli, (10[1])founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France. (0[1])Wes Montgomery and Django (10[2])Reinhardt played this (10[1])instrument. (10[2]0[2])Along with piano, bass, (0[1])and drums, (0[2])this instrument typically makes up a jazz band’s (0[1])rhythm (10[2])section. (10[2]0[1])For 10 points, what instrument is made in Flying V and Les Paul models (10[1])by Gibson (10[2])and has (10[1])six strings? (10[2])■END■ (10[9]0[2])

ANSWER: jazz guitar [accept electric guitar or acoustic guitar]
<Benjamin Chapman, Fine Arts - Jazz&gt; ~25438~ &lt;Editor: Young Lee>
= Average correct buzz position

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2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y3597%20%0%102.76

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arthur GaydenDetroit Country DayBarrington A3720
Kyunghwan LimChattahoochee ANorthmont A5520
Alex CrowellRockford Auburn AThomas Jefferson A630
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy ACarbondale660
Addison BakerWalter PaytonJohns Creek B6620
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallThomas Jefferson C6620
Arjun KalaUniversity LabTroy6720
Jamison JeffriesMexicoHeights6820
Grace LiuThomas Jefferson BWoodland6820
Ali HamzehKinkaidSolon7310
Aditya ShivaswamySt. Mark'sBelmont7410
Sophie HiggsRichard MontgomeryDallas County7810
Michelle LuoJohns Creek AMaggie Walker A860
Alvin GuoWinston Churchill AHunter A9010
Ben YanceyDetroit Catholic Central APlymouth9010
Adam HartzJohn Adams BJohn Adams A9310
Samuel LiThomas Jefferson DWinnebago940
John Hines-ShahHinsdale CentralStevenson A940
Vincent WangIrvington AParkway West9410
Justin YangNormanInnovation Academy B9410
Jonathan MyszkaBelvidereCincinnati Hills Christian980
Yaj JhajhriaCanyon CrestMira Loma1000
Aryan PathakLake HighlandWashington1000
Johnathon Franke GordonStevenson BElkhorn North1080
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CHoover B10910
Felix SacksLincoln-Way EastMaggie Walker C10910
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BWest Point1100
Kevin AdlerNorthmont BRockford Auburn B11010
Pranav AiyarWilliam FremdDunbar11010
William ThainSaint JosephHunter B12410
Tyler SongWinston Churchill BNew Brighton12610
Lucas JraicheDetroit Catholic Central BMercer County12610
Izzy LewisNorrisWaukee12810
Kevin YangStevenson AHinsdale Central13010
Dillon RobertsonCarbondaleInnovation Academy A13010
Noah McRedmondCincinnati Hills ChristianBelvidere13110
Tanay BodducherlaMira LomaCanyon Crest13110
Waverly O'MalleyCarl SandburgChattahoochee B13110
Charlie BorkElkhorn NorthStevenson B13110
Brodie HenryWest PointMaggie Walker B13110
Timothy PorterMaggie Walker AJohns Creek A13110
Hayden LeyWashingtonLake Highland13110
Lynda MaBarrington BMidtown13110
Martin AmesChattahoochee BCarl Sandburg1310
Elliott LeeThomas Jefferson ARockford Auburn A13110
Carson JacobsonWinnebagoThomas Jefferson D1310