At the outset jazz was dance music performed by swinging big bands.

起初爵士乐是一种舞蹈音乐，由一些规模较大的乐队以摇摆舞的形式来演出。

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So from ragtime's syncopation and the blues scales to big bands and improvisation, jazz has some complicated roots.

所以，从散拍音乐的切分音和蓝调音阶到大乐团和即兴演奏，爵士的起源还真是复杂。

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I wanted to play with this one, and I feel like I got to - both my parents, parents were... in big bands, so I've always had a passion for jazz.

我像这张中发挥一下，我感觉自己必须-我的父母都参加了知名乐队，所以我总是喜欢爵士。

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Or he missed them. He had decided he did not like the music of the big bands.

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