[Dixielandjazz] Jass - Jazz

[jobriant at sunrisetelecom.com]

Russ Guarino wrote:

> My understanding is that
> 
> "Jass" was the first descriptive word for early Dixieland styling
> 
> "Jazz" was the later word.

My understanding as well.  But there's far more than that.  "Jass" was
also a word with a specific sexual meaning.  I would blush to type more
here, in a public forum. Instead, I'll post a link to a long discussion
of the terms:

	http://www.answers.com/topic/jazz

For specifics, scroll down to the paragraph below the photo of Louis
Armstrong.

Jim O'Briant
Tuba
Gilroy, CA