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That Four-Letter Word
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| http://64.33.34.112/.WWW/etymol.html | ||
| This site has virtually identical information on the etymology of the term "jazz," and provide historical overviews of different styles and eras. The etymological discussion includes associations of "jazz" and "swing" with copulation, and connections of other common musical terms used in jazz with various sexual connotations. ( http://64.33.34.112/.WWW/etymol.html ) | ||
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| http://www.apassion4jazz.net/etymology.html | ||
| This site has virtually identical information on the etymology of the term "jazz," and provide historical overviews of different styles and eras. The etymological discussion includes associations of "jazz" and "swing" with copulation, and connections of other common musical terms used in jazz with various sexual connotations. ( http://www.apassion4jazz.net/etymology.html ) | ||
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| http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/linguistics/irish.html | ||
| A site designed to provide interdisciplinary resources about arts and culture provides a long argument that "jazz" came from an Irish origin dating to the 6th century and derived from words for heat and passion. ( http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/linguistics/irish.html ) | ||
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| http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jaz1.htm | ||
| Yet another discussion of the variety of speculations on the origin of "jazz," including the theory that it did not start being used in New Orleans, but in San Francisco, a n origin associated with baseball (see next link). ( http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-jaz1.htm ) | ||
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| http://sogospelnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5765 | ||
| Under "jazz" in J section, this entry reviews the argument of Gerald Cohen, professor of foreign languages and author of a dictionary on baseball lingo that disputes jazz author Lewis Porter's claim of the word's origin. (See Porter's Chapter sample below.) Cohen continued his argument in a list-serv of the American Dialect Society in March of 2003: http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0303D&L=ads-l&P=R7977 ( http://sogospelnews.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5765 ) | ||
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Defining Jazz
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| http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9426/9426.ch01.html | ||
| Sample chapter from Lewis Porter's book: What is This Thing Called Jazz? Contains a substantial scholarly discussion of jazz as an African American creation and the continuing debate on the music and its creators. Porter offers an extended examination of jazz in its difficult cultural context, including the "paradox" involved in defining it given the socio-political environment and racism within which it developed and evolved. ( http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/9426/9426.ch01.html ) | ||
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| http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/cuesheet/pdf/whatisjazz.pdf | ||
| One of a series of guides published by the Education Department of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. in connection with a performance by much honored jazz expert, master pianist and educator, Dr. Billy Taylor. Intended for audiences of all ages and experience. ( http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/cuesheet/pdf/whatisjazz.pdf ) | ||
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| http://town.hall.org/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_lect.html | ||
| Hear Dr. Taylor's series of four lectures from the Kennedy Center on "What is Jazz?" via QuickTime. ( http://town.hall.org/radio/Kennedy/Taylor/bt_lect.html ) | ||
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| http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=15801 | ||
| In a site devoted to jazz, a short article grapples with the difficulty of limiting jazz to a simple definition. The author refers to Mark Gridley's attempt to define it. See Gridley's abbreviated excerpt from his jazz history textbook: http://www.prenhall.com/gridley/whatjazz.html ( http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=15801 ) | ||
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Musician’s Comments on the Definition of Jazz
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| http://www.ronanguilfoyle.com/essays/what_is_jazz.html | ||
| One musician's essay on his search for guiding principles, relevance and issue of playing jazz in contemporary contexts shows that even musicians have trouble articulating a clear explanation of the music. ( http://www.ronanguilfoyle.com/essays/what_is_jazz.html ) | ||
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| http://www.stmoroky.com/reviews/music/jazz.htm | ||
| This musician's site includes quotes from various famous musicians on the nature of jazz. ( http://www.stmoroky.com/reviews/music/jazz.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.jazzkc.org/issues/1997-02/whatisjazz.html | ||
| Article by musician trying to distinguish between jazz and jazz hybrids, such as fusion and jazz-rock. ( http://www.jazzkc.org/issues/1997-02/whatisjazz.html ) | ||
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| http://www.apassion4jazz.net/jazz.html | ||
| From the site devoted to all things jazz, another personal statement regarding how musicians define jazz. ( http://www.apassion4jazz.net/jazz.html ) | ||
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Timeline and Historical Overviews
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| http://www.allaboutjazz.com/timeline.htm | ||
| A page that offer brief descriptions of the variety of eras and styles of jazz, including a year-by-year collation of special facts. ( http://www.allaboutjazz.com/timeline.htm ) | ||
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| http://www.apassion4jazz.net/jazz_styles.html | ||
| A page that offer brief descriptions of the variety of eras and styles of jazz, including a year-by-year collation of special facts. ( http://www.apassion4jazz.net/jazz_styles.html ) | ||
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| http://www.apassion4jazz.net/milestones.html | ||
| This site has lots of information, including noteworthy dates in jazz history. ( http://www.apassion4jazz.net/milestones.html ) | ||
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| http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/ | ||
| Ken Burns' site offers information on his 19-hour masterpiece documentary: Jazz. Contains brief writing on different eras, important musicians, including listening samples. ( http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/ ) | ||
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| http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=education&subsect=jazz | ||
| Very brief opening statement for the various guides to different jazz styles offered by one of the oldest jazz periodicals. ( http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=education&subsect=jazz ) | ||
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| http://www.cbmr.org/styles/jazz.htm | ||
| The Center for Black Music Research offers a thumbnail historical definition of jazz. ( http://www.cbmr.org/styles/jazz.htm ) | ||
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| http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ASI/musi212/introduction.html | ||
| This page from a college jazz history course provides another overview of the evolutionary styles of jazz. ( http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ASI/musi212/introduction.html ) | ||
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| http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/jazz_retired/19835 | ||
| Brief attempt to define jazz within the context of a writer's forum, this offers little more than other sources, but gives access to discussion and a small number of related articles. ( http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/jazz_retired/19835 ) | ||
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