The Language of Jazz - Softcover

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The word jazz did not appear in print until around 1915 and was only grudgingly admitted into polite society. This book explores the vocabulary which has grown up around it. It includes words unique to jazz (bebop, Dixieland, ragtime); ordinary words with specific jazz meanings (cool, jam, stride); musical terms adopted by jazz (bar, rhythm, swing); instruments associated with jazz (alto, clarinet, trombone); nicknames of outstanding musicians (Bird, Duke, Satchmo); place-names linked to movements in jazz (Chicago, Harlem, Storyville) record labels (Dial, Okeh, Savoy) and notable venues (Birdland, Cotton Club, Minton's).

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