Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Rosenthal & Zachary Jazzways 51: Literally, it [i.e. a ‘jump tune’] jumps, it’s exciting or frantic, as the fan would describe it.at frantic, adj.
Rosenthal & Zachary Jazzways 56: ‘Duke’s the greatest’ is certainly the easiest cliché tossed around in swing circles.at greatest, the, adj.
Rosenthal & Zachary Jazzways 16: By 1907, Bolden had disappeared from the scene, confined to an insane asylum.at scene, n.
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