"Okay, I could do with a break." Ptricia nodded.<br/><br/>"What sort of Jazz? I loved the old ragtime tradition... well it was brand new when I first heard it, and I have to say I think Scott Joplin's 'Maple Leaf Rag' has to be one of the most perfect examples of it's form ever. Met him, made a special trip across to America around 1910, I was in England from before the turn of the century, and that was about the only timeI left until i went back to Egypt in the mid 1920's. I also loved the Big band swing jazz. 'In the Mood' is like Maple leaf, the exemplar of it's form."<br/><br/>She sighed. "I'm only sorry I never got to hear Glenn Miller play it live. I only ever heard gramaphone recordings. Man could he play! Learning brass was always one of those things I had on my list of 'round-to-its. Oh well, it's not like I don't have the time.'"