a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
<noun.communication> [ verb ]
dance to jive music; dance the jive
<verb.creation>
jive \jive\ n. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.
Syn: swing, swing music. [WordNet 1.5]
But the rhythms seem all wrong, almost comical, like a Hungarian trying to talk American jive.
There's just about nothing but shuck and jive in Mr. Turow's interminable second novel, "Burden of Proof" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 515 pages, $22.95).
Although most observers expect Congress will remain in Democratic control, there will be a new president ambitiously pursuing an agenda that may not jive with that of Congress, and the budget summit with Reagan will be a memory.
Jools Holland has assembled an impressive 12-piece orchestra for Live Performance (Beautiful Records), a highly polished set of boogie, rock and roll and jive standards which sounds as though band and audience had a great time.
Clegg's first band, Jaluka, was formed in partnership with a friend from the hostel, but the African-based folk music and street guitar jive were not commercially successful.
Mr. Burns's sense of humor wouldn't surprise anyone who'd watched his witty jive during the team match, when he put on a pair of shades and a Presleyan swagger.