[Dixielandjazz] The ax in music

[Don Ingle]

Ach..no vunder ve lost der krieg!! Undt mit dot kind of zi-ence, ve nefer
vould haf comen luft mit der Volkswagon. Vat haz happen to der Uump in der
Pah?
Auf Wiedersehen, undt back to der bunker!Schnicklefritz forever!!

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Farrell" <stridepiano at tesco.net>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The ax in music


> As a matter of fact "axe" (Yanks, note the impressive spelling caned into
me
> at the best English schools) is derived from the German. Those of you who
> have played with German bands will know that when counting in a tune
instead
> of 1, 2, 3, 4 the leader says Ein, Zwei, Ach, So. To save time (in keeping
> with German efficiency) the Ein and Zwei were dropped years ago and the
Ach
> and So run together. Then the "O" in So eventually disappeared for the
same
> reason.
>
> Deutschland uber Alice and all that jazz.
>
> John Farrell
> stridepiano at tesco.net
> http://homepages.tesco.net/~stridepiano/midifiles.htm
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> To: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 5:46 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The ax in music
>
>
> > Not sure where it came from but can attest to its use as a term for
> > musical instrument in the late 1940s among the jazz musicians in NYC (at
> > least)
> >
> > Perhaps it is allied with the term "woodshedding" which means to
> > practice. E.G. If one goes to the woodshed, one takes an ax.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Dixielandjazz mailing list
> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz