Jive (Noun)
Meaning
A style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The jazz band's rendition of Duke Ellington's classic song was a great example of jive from the 1930s.
- Jive music was all the rage during the swing era, with big bands playing it in dance halls across the country.
- The improvisational style of jive jazz was a precursor to later forms of jazz, but with simpler chord progressions.
- In the 1930s, big bands like Benny Goodman's and Count Basie's popularized jive music with their energetic performances.
- The film featured a nostalgic scene of a dance hall filled with people swinging to the sounds of a live jive band.