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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There are many foreign bands in Chengdu. Some are making big money; some are just making fun and killing time.

在成都有很多外国乐队，有些赚了很多钱，有些只是为了玩，消磨时间。

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

VOA: special.2009.05.03

And on six Sunday nights a year, ballroom dancers from as far away as St.Louis - two states away in Missouri - once again head to downtown Indianapolis to swing to the music of big bands and rekindle memories of long-ago dances and romances at the Roof.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Arcade Fire starting opening in concerts for major bands like U2 and working with big names like David Bowie.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

Because by the time we moved out to Long Island, there were no more big bands really to speak of.

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As Music Producer, he also recorded every type of local performer - from big bands to rock bands - Mike Harding to Jon Anderson.

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She said the first wave of the storm had resulted in only localised flooding but there was "more to come" as "two big bands" of severe weather were to sweep the country.

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