英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.13(2)
<p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> - <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> - <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Note">Note</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebratating">celebratating</span> <span word="its">its</span> 75<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1939 <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Notes">Notes</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="Lion">Lion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span> <span word="Wolff">Wolff</span> - <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span>-<span word="woogie">woogie</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="Albert">Albert</span> <span word="Ammons">Ammons</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="improvisation">improvisation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="regime">regime</span>. <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Havers">Havers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Note">Note</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Uncompromising">Uncompromising</span> <span word="Expressions">Expressions</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nazis">Nazis</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hated">hated</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="regimented">regimented</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="militaristic">militaristic</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>.</p><p> <span word="Lion">Lion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wolff">Wolff</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="Ammons">Ammons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span>-<span word="woogie">woogie</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>-<span word="player">player</span>, <span word="Meade">Meade</span> <span word="Lux">Lux</span> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="scratched">scratched</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Ammons">Ammons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Note">Note</span> <span word="Records">Records</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span>-<span word="woogie">woogie</span>.</p><p> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Ouellette">Ouellette</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Note">Note</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Ear">Ear</span>. .</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span>-<span word="woogie">woogie</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="Ouellette">Ouellette</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="Lions">Lions</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="curator">curator</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="producer">producer</span>.</p>
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