Ruminations on the chronology of "jazz" -- (was: article on early jazz recordings)

[Mullins, Bill]

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> Subject: Ruminations on the chronology of "jazz" -- (was:
> article on early jazz recordings)
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> >    As for the music use of  the term "jazz," it was in full
> force in 1917.
> > Tim Gracyk takes it back a bit further,  to 1916, saying:
> "The earliest recorded song to refer to jazz is 'That Funny
> Jas Band from Dixieland,' copyrighted November 8, 1916.

Note Barry Popik's discovery:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0011A&L=ads-l&P=R5358

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The earliest "jazz" song copyright (I may have cited this before) is:

JAZBO: FOXTROT
by Arthur S. Shaw
January 3, 1916
Forster Music Publishers, Chicago
E375282

   "Jazz" in Chicago in 1915-1916!
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Gracyk's site also has a discussion of the Original Dixieland Jass Band:

http://www.garlic.com/~tgracyk/odjb.htm

Which makes it obvious he had access to many documents from their early
years (from a descendant of an original member).  It might be useful to
direct him to this discussion; he perhaps could add to it.

(Gracyk's site has a number of other interesting articles; well worth
perusing. . . )