[Ads-l] Antedating of "Solid" (Adj., Jazz Slang)

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solid, adj. (OED, 20., 1935)

1928 Melody Maker Dec. in Robert S. Gold Jazz Talk (1975)

He is a complete master, and a "solid" man.  A great artist on the cymbal.

Fred Shapiro

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