[78-L] celebrity jazz fans?

Sun Apr 10 09:53:27 PDT 2022

The King of Thailand composed as well as played.  I've got a CD, given to me by a Thai dental student at the school where I worked, of music composed by the King.

Ron L

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 The King of Thailand (King Phoemipol Adulyadej) played with Benny Goodman in 56. 

     On Sunday, April 10, 2022, 11:28:24 AM GMT+8, Rodger J Holtin <rjh334578 at gmail.com.invalid> wrote:  

April being "Jazz Appreciation Month" seems to me I should feature some celebrity jazz fans and the jazz they liked on my radio show next weekend.
Got two hours to fill.

Here are a few:

The Prince of Wales in the Roaring Twenties reportedly sat in with various Yank dance bands at home or abroad.

There's a Perry Mason episode where Perry says "I like jazz from Jelly Roll Morton to." [I can't remember that part.  Anybody?]

There's an album of Jackson Pollack's collection, again from Morton to Billie Holiday.

Jack Webb is said to have learned about Bix and his gang while serving in WWII, and the Pete Kelly's Blues movie and albums were his ideas.

Bing Crosby reveals in his autobio his love for Bix et al. as well as brother Bob's band, and also referenced the "immortal Goodman Victor band."

Eddy Arnold grew up in my town and his family told me last summer that he was a big fan of Louis Armstrong.

Any other country stars with hot jazz in their closet?

Lawrence Welk's son gave an interview on PBS a number of years ago and launched a surprise telling people that when he'd visit dad in his office the record changer was piled with the likes of Bix and the Five Pennies.
Myron Floren once introduced a Dixieland scene by saying it was the boss's favorite.

I read somewhere that the great Caruso was an ardent fan of the ODJB.  Also vaguely recall a review of one of his records where the writer noted that he delayed an entrance and warped a few notes, and said that was the influence of the early jazz which he liked.  Sure wish I took notes of that stuff when it drifted passed my eyes decades ago.

Any other opera singers with hot jazz in their closet?

It's been said that Jolson was responsible for getting Reisenwebber to book the ODJB in the first place.  Reckon that qualifies him as a fan.

Woody Allen played gut bucket clarinet with his own trad band. 

Arturo Toscanini told trombonists to listen to Tommy Dorsey and he commissioned music from Duke Ellington, so he seemed to be something of a fan, anyway.

Judith Durham, lead singer of Australia's Seekers started out singing with a trad band while in high school.  There's proof on youtube where she nails Cake Walkin' Babies.

That's a lot of trad/ODJB/Bix-era stuff, so I'd like to expand the field.
Anybody got any more details about any of these?

More suggestions, anybody?

Rodger Holtin

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