▁and ▁went ▁to ▁sea ▁playing ▁in ▁dance ▁bands ▁on ▁trans at l antic ▁cru ise ▁ships . ▁He ▁spent ▁many ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁Reading ▁Room ▁and ▁at ▁other ▁institutions ▁of ▁learning . ▁His ▁notes ▁on ▁the ▁orig ins ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁jazz ▁grew ▁stead ily , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁sent ▁the ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁study , ▁a ▁ 5 8 0 - page ▁typescript ▁entitled ▁Sw ing ▁Music : ▁An ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁of ▁Jazz ▁to ▁Jewish - American ▁anth rop ologist ▁Mel ville ▁J . ▁H ers kov its , ▁then ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁U . S . ▁special ist ▁in ▁African ▁American ▁studies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁on ▁Germany ▁Born emann ▁was ▁deport ed ▁to ▁a ▁det ention ▁camp ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁an ▁enemy ▁al ien . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁on ▁mis cell aneous ▁film ▁projects , ▁including ▁one ▁with ▁Or son ▁W elles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Born emann ▁moved ▁to ▁West ▁Germany , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Chan cell or ▁Kon rad ▁A den auer , ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁a ▁state - owned ▁television ▁station ▁called ▁Fre ies ▁Fern se hen ▁Gesellschaft ▁( FF G , ▁" Free ▁TV ▁Company "). ▁However , ▁following ▁a ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Court ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁broadcast ing . ▁Born emann ▁then ▁began ▁studies ▁in ▁scientific ▁sex