Word: jam
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thomas "Fats" Waller had an idea. He chuckled gaily, and stamped his foot with enthusiasm. "Yassuh!" he laughed. "You is gonna c'mon downstairs to de boys' dressin' room and hear dose cats swing on down in a jam session!" He trotted to the elevator, his blue bathrobe swirling to expose a mighty calf. "Are you gonna bring up dat machine fo' yo' Mister Waller, Dad " he called down the shaft...
...musicians swung into "Sugar Rose." Fats squealed with delight. "Git ready fo' de jam now!" The boys got ready, and went into a wild jumble of hot rhythm. A clarinet player popped up somewhere and made his instrument screech an improvised sing-song. Fats, his tremendous bulk bobbing in time, shouted hoarse encouragement to his boys. With a final, incomprehensible flourish by the saxes, the jammin' stopped. "Dose cats can take yo' socks right off yo' shoes," gasped Fats...
...schedule-an older salesman retired before Sandy's notice was up and he regained his job. He has justified it ever since, in the beginning by bagging Union's biggest bag account, F. W. Woolworth Co., and lately by lifting the company out of the worst jam in its 68-year history...
...available for discussion of non-academic problems during the daytime. He claims neither omniscience, nor infallibility, but he hopes he will be able to offer suggestions to students who may find themselves puzzled about matters pertaining to personal relations, or in that type of situation best described as a "jam...
...appear dignified and interested and at the same time keep their morning coats and striped trousers out of the inch-thick dust while the Prince and Wieland continued their ardent and interminable conversation. His Royal Highness even demanded to see a particular specimen that had been filed in the jam-packed basement. Eventually President Angell persuaded the Prince to return to the chore of meeting 200 or so of New Haven's finest, but not until George Reber Wieland had had his day and I don't believe that more than a dozen in the crowd...