Of, relating to, or characteristic of the city of Chicago, its inhabitants, or the style of jazz which originated there.

As a general term of approbation: good, excellent, impressive; esp. stylish or attractive.

Characterized by intensity or energy, in a positive or neutral sense (cf. sense A. 9); exciting… Originally U.S. Of jazz, big-band dance music…

slang (originally U.S.). Jazz. Of music or a musician: very lively, vigorous, energetic. See also red-hot mama n. at compounds 2 and hot, adj. 12h.

Pleasing to the ears; pleasant-sounding. Designating a smoothly melodic version of any of various types of popular music (originally jazz), esp. one…

Music. Chiefly with reference to jazz or blues: raw or uncompromising in terms of style, lyrical content, or performance; rough, unpolished…

Hence, applied to music, esp. jazz, played at a steady tempo without improvisation, or to this style of playing and its exponents. Cf. hot, adj.…

attributive, passing into adj. Designating an unrestrained type of jazz such as is played in barrel-houses, characterized by a forceful rhythm. Also a…

attributive. spec. Designating a style of traditional jazz which originated in New Orleans, or a piece of music written in this style.

Originally U.S. Music. Applied to a kind of jazz characterized by adherence to a score or set orchestration and a lack of improvisation, or to a…

slang (originally U.S.). (a) Of music, esp. jazz: unrestrained, wild; exciting. (b) Hence as a term of approbation: excellent, admirable…

Of jazz music: having a slurred or rasping tone.

Of music (esp. jazz): exciting, lively; marked by a strong rhythm. Cf. hot, adj. 12h.

Passing into adj. = characteristic of the jungle; savage, untamed; spec. designating a style of jazz music characterized by primitive sounds…

U.S. slang. In the language of jazz: excellent, first-rate, ‘great’; (see also quot. 1937). Also as int. solid sender: see solid sender at sender, n.…

jazz played in the style of the jazz bands of the early 20th cent., esp. those of New Orleans, as opposed to later varieties of jazz featuring…

Of music (esp. jazz or blues) or musical performers: loud, forceful, percussive.

Jazz slang. Earthy, primitive.

In jazz and popular music: characterized by or full of riffs; (in early use) spec. repetitive.

Jazzy, ‘swinging’, lively (see also quot. 1953); also, misleading, phoney, pretentious.

Used attributively with reference to a style of big-band jazz which evolved in Kansas City in the 1930s.

Originally U.S. Of jazz music: restrained or relaxed in style (opposed to hot, adj. 12h). Also: performing or associated with music of this type.

Originally U.S. Designating a style of modern jazz originating in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, typified by small ensembles, technical…

Of jazz: of the latest or most progressive kind. More generally, avant-garde, far-fetched; excellent, splendid. Originally U.S.

Chiefly Jazz. Of music, etc.: wild, exciting; gen. excellent, admirable. Now rare.

Music. Applied to a musician who plays jazz with swing; also, to the music itself. Cf. swing, n.2 10b.

Jazz. Of or relating to a style of jazz that lies between traditional and modern, having its roots in swing.

Music. Of, relating to, or designating a style of popular music incorporating elements of Latin American and African music.