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Para 1- Wynton Marsalis- the biggest name in jazz faces an uncertain future, as does jazz itself
Para 2- change after 1999; Columbia has drastically reduced its roster of active jazz musicians, shifting its emphasis to reissues of old recordings
Para 3- WM is partly culpable for current grim state of Jazz by codifying the music into a stifling orthodoxy and inhibiting innovation
Para 4- WM never advocated mere revivalism, but record executives came away with a different message
Para 5- Economics of long-established record companies with vast archives of historic recordings-- Recycle the old stuff
1. Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?
(D) By emphasizing appreciation of traditional jazz, Wynton Marsalis has unintentionally led major record companies to shun developing new talent in favor of re-releasing vintage jazz recordings.- Correct
Still, he never advocated mere revivalism, and he has demonstrated in his compositions how traditional elements can be alluded to, recombined, and reinvented in the name of individualistic expression, taking the nature of that tradition and trying to push it forward. However, record executives came away with a different message: if the artists of the past are so great and enduring, why continue investing so much in young talent? So they shifted their attention to repackaging their catalogs of vintage recordings.
2. By stating that many people consider Marsalis to embody a "retro ideology," (Highlighted) the former executive quoted at the end of the third paragraph most likely means that they believe that Marsalis
(C) overemphasized strict adherence to tradition- Correct
Marsalis and his adherents have codified the music into a stifling orthodoxy and inhibited the innovative impulses that have always advanced jazz.
3.The author would most likely be less negative about the state of affairs in jazz if
(D) record companies were to emphasize developing new artists while reissuing old recordings- Correct
However, record executives came away with a different message: if the artists of the past are so great and enduring, why continue investing so much in young talent? So they shifted their attention to repackaging their catalogs of vintage recordings.
4. Which one of the following describes a situation most analogous to the situation facing Marsalis, as described in the passage?
(B) A well-known seed research firm aggressively markets new hybrid tomatoes designed to taste like older traditional varieties, but as a result, sales of traditional varieties skyrocket while hybrid sales decline.
In this scenario, new hybrid tomatoes are analogous to Jazz created by WM and older traditional varieties are analogous to the historic jazz
5. According to the passage, Marsalis encouraged young jazz musicians to
(E) stay in touch with the traditions of jazz
Still, he never advocated mere revivalism, and he has demonstrated in his compositions how traditional elements can be alluded to, recombined, and reinvented in the name of individualistic expression, taking the nature of that tradition and trying to push it forward.
6. The author would be most likely to agree with which one of the following?
(A) Ironically, record companies have embraced a kind of classicism that is more rigid than that attributed to Marsalis by critics.- Correct
Marsalis put great emphasis on its past masters. Still, he never advocated mere revivalism, and he has demonstrated in his compositions how traditional elements can be alluded to, recombined, and reinvented in the name of individualistic expression, taking the nature of that tradition and trying to push it forward. However, record executives came away with a different message
7. The passage provides information sufficient to answer which one of the following questions?
(E) What is a factor that contributed to the shift by record companies toward reissuing vintage jazz recordings?
For long-established record companies with vast archives of historic recordings, the economics were irresistible: it is far more profitable to wrap new covers around albums paid for generations ago than it is to find, record, and promote new artists.
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