单词 | piano man |
释义 | piano mann. Originally U.S. A pianist, esp. a professional performer of jazz or popular music. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > piano-player pianoforte player1798 piano-player1808 pianist1820 pianofortist1841 piano man?1858 tickler1962 ?1858 J. B. Howe Woman Of World iv. ii. 29 (stage direct.) Piano man plays ‘Lizzie Lee’ quickly. 1865 ‘M. Twain’ Celebrated Jumping Frog (1867) 159 The showman gritted his teeth and cursed the piano man to himself. ?1913 J. Huneker Bedouins (1920) ii. iii. 219 Who's your friend? He acts like a piano man. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side i. 92 And piano-men at beat-out pianos grieved—Early in the morning before day That's when my blues come fallin' down. 1977 Sounds 1 Jan. 17/6 Former Spector and Shadow Morton sessioneer, a rock'n'roll pianoman in his own right. 2004 Uncut Mar. 134/2 Piano Blues, a survey of blues-powered piano men from Jelly Roll Morton and Art Tatum to Ray Charles and Dr John. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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