| 单词 | get-off man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasget-off man 3. The action of ‘getting off’ in jazz (see to get off 9b at get v. Phrasal verbs 1); an improvisation or ‘break’. Usually attributive, in get-off man. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [noun] > improvising extempore1610 extemporizing1644 improvisation1777 improvising1798 extemporization1860 get-off1932 noodling1937 society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [adjective] > improvising vampingc1890 get-off1932 1932 Melody Maker July 593 There is an abundance of trumpet-playing of the first order from the local ‘get-off’ man. 1935 Vanity Fair Nov. 71 Breaks are sometimes known as get-offs or take-offs. 1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) xvi. 180 The formula consisted of importing one or two ‘hot’ soloists, or ‘get-off’ men, letting them take a chorus once in a while. 2011 Independent Extra (Nexis) 9 Aug. 22 It has all the exultant magnetism of the band at its best, with Young in his solo playing ‘lead, growl and get-off man’ in one magnificent performance. < as lemmas |
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