[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jam Session"

[Shapiro, Fred]

jam session (OED 1933)

1931 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 24 Dec. 2/7 (Newspapers.com)  Free DANCING ... With FOSTER'S RHYTHM KINGS ... "JAM SESSION" AFTER 2 A.M., SAT. NIGHT.

1932 Flint (Mich.) Daily Journal 6 Aug. 4/1 (Newspapers.com)  JACK BROOKS ORCHESTRA ... Musicians "Jam" Session ?

Fred Shapiro



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