Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra "Dardanella" (1928) - Victor 25238.

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Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra: Beiderbecke (cnt) Henry Busse, Charlie Margulis (tp) Bill Rank, Wilbur Hall, Boyce Cullen (tb) Chester Hazlett (b-cl,as) Hal McLean, Jimmy Dorsey (cl,as) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel) Charles Strickfaden (ts,bar) Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Matty Malneck (vln) Roy Bargy (p) Mike Pingitore (bj) Mike Trafficante (tu) Steve Brown (b) Harold McDonald (d) Bill Challis (arr) Paul Whiteman (dir).


Paul Whiteman, (born March 28, 1890, Denver, Colorado, U.S.—died December 29, 1967, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American bandleader, called the “King of Jazz” for popularizing a musical style that helped to introduce jazz to mainstream audiences during the 1920s and 1930s.
Whiteman, who was originally a violinist, conducted a 40-piece U.S. Navy band in 1917–18 and then developed a hotel orchestra in California, which he took to New York City in 1920. He hired the best white jazz players, but he allowed little room for improvisation in his arrangements and greatly simplified jazz rhythms. He was successful as a cocomposer of popular songs during the 1920s and led his orchestra in Broadway musicals.