Question

The song “Soldier” by Ruslan Sirota opens a Grammy-winning album titled for a bassist with this first name who was a founding member of Chick Corea's Return to Forever. Bob Graettinger's avant-garde pieces fill the album City of Glass by a pianist with this first name whose orchestra won Grammys for Adventures in Jazz and a jazz rendition of West Side Story. With Charlie Byrd, a saxophonist with this first name created a version of “Desafinado” on the album Jazz Samba. Namesake band (*) clinics were launched by a pianist with this first name and surname Kenton. Astrud Gilberto (“ZHEEL-behr-too”) sang on a recording (10[1])of a song by a musician with this first name on an album named for him and João (10[1])Gilberto. (10[1])Songs including “Corcovado” and “The Girl From Ipanema” were performed by a saxophonist with, for 10 points, what first name and surname Getz? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Stan [or Stanley; or Stan Getz; or Stan Kenton; or Stanley Clarke]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew SiffYale AHarvard A10110
Christopher DechBrandeisBU11910
Iyanu NafiuYale BTufts12010
Yrwin BatanMITHarvard B14410

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%121.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%20%20%113.60
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y450%0%0%108.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y863%25%50%112.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y367%0%0%119.00