[Dixielandjazz] Jazz slang

[G. William Oakley]

Gee, thanks for the info Deby.  I may just have to put mine up for sale.  I
bought it in a St. Louis bookstore many years back for $.50.

Best,
Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deby Lee" <dlee at image-entertainment.com>
To: "G. William Oakley" <gwilliamoakley at earthlink.net>; "Bill Gunter"
<jazzboard at hotmail.com>
Cc: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 11:09 AM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz slang


> It is available for $30.00 at abookshop.com (This is according to the
google
> rare books search which lead to bilbiofind.com, an Amazon affiliate.
There
> were other options listed, but they appear to be private parties.
>
> Cheers,
> Deby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of G. William
> Oakley
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:18 PM
> To: Bill Gunter
> Cc: DJML
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz slang
>
> Hi Bill:
>
> You might be interested in acquiring a copy of a book I have called "A
Jazz
> Lexicon" by Robert S. Gold.  It was published in 1964 by Alfred A. Knopf
and
> is an extensive compilation of jazz slang.  I have no idea of its
> availability but it is certainly an interesting read.  The
acknowledgements
> include such luminaries as Eubie Blake, Danny Barker, Zutty Singleton, Dan
> Morgenstern, etc.
> Best,
> Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 5:15 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz slang
>
>
> > Hi listmates,
> >
> > Slang, from a linguistic point of view, is fascinating stuff. I'm an
> > ex-English teacher so when I hear slang I often start thinking more
about
> > the vocabulary than the subject at hand. I know, it's a distraction, but
> > that's the curse of being a pedant!
> >
> > Jazz slang has altered over the years from the time I first heard the
word
> > "hep cat" to more contemporary "hip dude."
> >
> > We refer to our music as either "hot" or "cool" and bandy these terms
> about
> > as if we think we're actually saying something specific to somebody
else.
> >
> > Here's an off hand list of slang expressions in our music . . . do you
> "dig"
> > them all?
> >
> > hep
> > hip
> > cool
> > hot
> > dig
> > blow (yeah, dude, I blow violin!).
> > clam
> > man
> > cat
> > aligator
> > etc.
> > etc.
> > etc.
> >
> > I'd like to collect a list of ancient and contemporary slang terms used
in
> > our genre. Take a minute and jot some down and I'll add them to my list.
> >
> > After I compile a respectable list I'll attempt definitions and identify
> > parts of speech and, if possible, the origins of the words or phrases.
> It's
> > possible I could cull and article out of this for some jazz publication
> such
> > as the American Rag or the Mississippi Rag.
> >
> > On the other hand, this could be a massive waste of time.
> >
> > But never forget . . . "Any time wasted is time well spent!"
> >
> > Respectfully submitted,
> >
> > Bill "jazzbo" Gunter
> > jazzboard at hotmail.com
> >
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