Gas, all other puns will be put aside for this term. Remember we are speaking only of Jazz useage. :-) Originally a degree of emptiness, but later became the term used in referring to a fun time or somthing "far-out" or really cool.
Gatemouth could mean several things: (1)A gossip, (2)One with a big mouth, (3)Gatemouth Brown!Riff is a distinctive phrase or sometimes means an improvised phrase or passage by a soloist. A "lick" would be how a portion of the "riff" is executed. It is more synonymous with a particular signature of the individual artist.
GIG has come to mean a playing engagement or a one-night stand for a musician. Earlier, it had been the name for a good time or party at which music, generally of a jazz kind, would have been used; then of a jam session, jazz party or simply a gathering of musicians.
Cat means a jazz musician.
Boot is to play an instrument in a forceful or "kicking" manner.
Bone is a common term used in referring to a musician that plays a trombone.
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