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Paul Whiteman 1891-1967, American conductor, b. Denver. Whiteman played viola in the Denver Symphony Orchestra and in 1915 joined the San Francisco Symphony. During World War I he was an army band leader. In 1924 he inaugurated the period of "symphonic jazz" when he introduced Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in New York City. Whiteman encouraged the composition of concert jazz works by establishing the annual Whiteman Award. He was influential in the formation of large jazz ensembles. His books include Jazz (1926) and Records for the Millions (1948).

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Whiteman, Paul (b Denver, 1890; d Doylestown, Penn., 1967). Amer. jazz band director, known as ‘king of jazz’. Violist in Denver SO from 1912 and S. Francisco SO 1917–18. Formed Paul Whiteman Orch. 1920, larger than usual jazz band, which bridged gap between jazz and other forms of mus. by what he called ‘symphonic jazz’. Orch. contained several great jazz musicians, e.g. Bix Beiderbecke (trumpet), Joe Venuti (vn.), Tommy Dorsey (tb.), Eddie Lang (guitar). Commissioned Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, giving f.p. in NY on 12 Feb. 1924. Toured Eur. 1926. One of Paul Whiteman Rhythm Boys vocal group was Bing Crosby. Most Whiteman orchestrations were by Grofé.

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