Statistics for Jazz A to Z

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Letter	Hint	Answer	% Correct
C	Saxophonist known for his albums 'Blue Train' and 'Giant Steps'	John Coltrane	92%
N	City in which jazz originated	New Orleans	92%
A	Trumpeter and singer nicknamed 'Satchmo'	Louis Armstrong	84%
U	Country in which jazz originated	United States	82%
B	Subgenre characterised by fast tempos and complex song structures	Bebop	80%
I	Performing spontaneously and composing as one goes along	Improvisation	80%
G	Musician known for his bent trumpet, beret, glasses, and 'balloon cheeks'	Dizzy Gillespie	76%
D	Highly influential trumpeter and bandleader	Miles Davis	76%
E	Pianist who led an eponymous orchestra for over fifty years	Duke Ellington	73%
F	Subgenre characterised by combining jazz with elements of rock music	Fusion	73%
S	Subgenre popular in the 1930s, often played by big bands	Swing	73%
H	Singer best known for her standard 'Strange Fruit'	Billie Holiday	69%
L	A short phrase used in a solo	Lick	61%
M	Probably the most famous double bass player of all time	Charles Mingus	53%
K	1959 album by D, often considered the greatest jazz album of all time	Kind of Blue	53%
J	A style of lively jazz dancing	Jive / Jitterbug	51%
P	A tight, groovy rhythm section can be said to be playing 'in the...'	Pocket	41%
T	1959 Dave Brubeck album known for unusual time signatures	Time Out	41%
R	Romani-Belgian guitarist, one of Europe's most influential jazz musicians	Django Reinhardt	39%
V	Percussion instrument frequently heard in mid-century jazz music	Vibraphone	39%
X	Civil rights activist who played drums in jazz bands under the stage name Jack Carlton	Malcolm X	37%
Q	A famous one of these recorded a live album at Massey Hall in 1953	Quintet	35%
Z	Jazz slang for sharp clothes, usually applied to suits	Zoot	22%
O	First jazz band to record jazz music commercially	{Original} Dixieland Jass Band	20%
Y	Jazz saxophonist credited with popularising the slang word 'cool'	Lester Young	16%
W	Eminent female pianist who mentored many other musicians, including D and G	Mary Lou Williams	10%