william warney's definitions

Alligator

(1930's) term used by black jazzmen, particularly in New Orleans, referring to white jazz musicians, jive people or jitterbugs.

- yo, alligator! Stop double talkin' jive and play it real jazzy!

by William Warney April 7, 2010

Ace

One dollar

It was cheap. It cost only 5 aces!

by William Warney March 14, 2009

Back

the musical accompaniment given a jazzman doing a solo.

_ Yo Yo, ah need some back when ah do da solo what 'chew thinkin' man?

- otay, let's try ag'in !!! what 'chew trippin foo'

by William Warney April 23, 2011

Axe

Any musical instrument but usually a saxphone.

- You are in a room with Saddam Hussein, Adolf Hitler, and Kenny G with a axe. You have a gun but only two bullets. What do you do?

Shoot Kenny G twice... just to make sure.

-ahahahaha...so take this one: What is the difference between Kenny G and a machine gun?

The machine gun repeats only 10 times per second.

by William Warney April 23, 2011