Wikipedia on Jazz

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>I wonder if Jon has any "jasm" cites beyond the ones
>that are included in HDAS.

Here is one from 1905 for starters. In this piece I think "jasm"
approximates "charisma", as it arguably does in other citations also.

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/sc_as_mt/70birthday/harpers06.html

-- Doug Wilson


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