Paul Whiteman
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Whiteman made his first recording in 1920 and was hugely successful with “Whispering” and “Japanese Sandman.” The appeal of the orchestra was in its fresh instrumentation and its size—nine musicians were unusual for bands of the time. He was forward thinking when it came to the music as well, being the one who introduced both “Body and Soul” and “How Deep Is the Ocean.” Perhaps, most importantly, Whiteman was the first to use and credit arrangers, foremost among them Ferdi Grofe, who played a work, later to become “Grand Canyon Suite,” commissioned by Whiteman for his wedding ceremony in 1931.
This was not Whiteman’s first commissioned work. In 1924 he presented George Gershwin performing “Rhapsody in Blue” in a landmark concert in New York. Whiteman was also a star of radio and the subject of a film, The King of Jazz (1930). Although his style began to lose favor in the ‘30s, he continued to guest conduct, had his own television show, and served as music director of ABC.
- Sandra Burlingame
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Joshua Berrett
Louis Armstrong and Paul Whiteman : Two Kings of Jazz
Yale University Press
Don Rayno
Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, Volume I: 1890-1930
Scarecrow Press
Thomas A. Delong
Pops: Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz
New Win Publishing
Tommy Dorsey; Jimmy Dorsey; Janet Blair; Paul Whiteman
Fabulous Dorseys
Reel Enterprises
DVD
The Paul Whiteman Orchestra including Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys
The King of Jazz (1930)
VHS
Ginger Rogers, Arnold Schoenberg, Paul Whiteman, Clarke Peters, Virgil Thomson
George Gershwin Remembered (An American Masters Program)
A&E Home Video
Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman and Orchestra, June Preisser, William Tracy
Strike Up the Band
MGM (Video & DVD)
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