Paul Whiteman - Carnegie Hall Concert: December 25, 1938

In the 1920s Paul Whiteman was billed as "The King of Jazz," but his brand of concert music only used jazz as an ingredient, not as the main dish. Whiteman often employed major jazz musicians and singers, most notably cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, C-melody saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer, The Dorsey Brothers, Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey, and he had occasional jazz performances. But his general audience was interested in dance music and his main goal, like that of Stan Kenton 20-years-later, was to create a new form of music that combined the more "civilized" aspects of jazz with classical music. Read More