PAUL WHITEMAN (What's he doing here?) Jazz History #10

Paul Whiteman was dubbed ‘King of Jazz’, despite the fact that he was in no way a jazz musician and his music merely borrowed elements from the idiom. In this, he's a controversial figure to include in jazz history, but he provided lucrative employment to jazz musicians in the 1920s and 1930s (white ones, true, but such was the reality of segregation), and his blending of jazz and classical could be seen as a forerunner to the more impactful Third Stream movement decades later.

The clip of Rhapsody in Blue seen in this video was a hallmark in the development of filmmaking, and contains special effects that are still impressive nearly a century later.

ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Jazz History series is a video adaptation of a PowerPoint presentation used to teach a university course. It traces the roots of jazz from Ragtime at the turn of the 20th century to jazz-rock fusion at the end of the 1960s. You’ll find a lot more videos like this one in the JAZZ HISTORY playlist on this channel.

If you want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of playing jazz, check out the videos in the
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Why I Can't Teach You Jazz    • WHY I CAN'T TEACH YOU JAZZ (a theoret...  
What's So Great About Chet Baker?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Guido Basso: A Voice You Won't Forget    • GUIDO BASSO (A voice you won't forget)  
Trading Fours With Freddie Hubbard    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Improvising on Rhythm Changes    • IMPROVISING ON RHYTHM CHANGES Jazz Ta...  

ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
On this channel, jazz trumpeter, educator and author Chase Sanborn offers advice and tips for musicians and music students, based on more than forty years of experience as a professional musician.

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