[Dixielandjazz] Re: Ax

[Stephen Barbone]

> John Farrell wrote (polite snip) about the derivation of ax, axe, as in musical
> instruments.

> 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.

Which explains, of course, why Charlie's Orchestra didn't swing. Nicht Verstehen
vier/vier, only eins.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone