[Dixielandjazz] "Jazz" the word.

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

What a great web resource, period, and yes, the most comprehensive  
discussion of the birth/use of the word jazz that I've found in one spot.   Thanks!
Ginny
 
In a message dated 7/1/2007 8:19:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

Jazz?  Perhaps the baseball analogy is merely the first one "written down"?
Like  the copyright on Tiger Rag? Not the real origination of the word/tune?
The  answer quoted below seems to cover more of the bases. :-) VBG

SPOURCE:  http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jaz1.htm

Cheers,
Steve  Barbone







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