Question
Milt Orent legendarily lost a page of music when conducting a collection by this composer at a Town Hall concert whose recordings were allegedly stolen by Timme Rosenkrantz. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this jazz pianist who dedicated each movement of the Zodiac Suite to other jazz musicians born under that sign.
ANSWER: Mary Lou Williams
[10m] Williams’ Zodiac Suite is often considered a forerunner of music described by this two-word term coined by Gunther Schuller, which refers to music that fuses elements of both classical music and jazz.
ANSWER: third stream
[10e] The Zodiac Suite’s piece “Taurus” is dedicated to this jazz pianist, who inspired Williams with his Black, Brown, and Beige. The signature tune of this pianist’s orchestra, “Take the A Train,” was written by Billy Strayhorn.
ANSWER: Duke Ellington [or Edward Kennedy Ellington]
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