King of Jazz

Gezeigt wird das ‚Album‘ des Band-Leaders Paul Whiteman mit einigen komischen Sketchen, aber im wesentlichen mit folgenden Musiknummern: „Music Has Charms“, Musik Milton Ager, Text: Jack Yellen; „My Bridal Veil“, Musik: Milton Ager, Text: John Murray Anderson, Jack Yellen; „I’d LIke to Do Things For You“, Musik: Milton Ager, Text: Jack Yellen; „Mississippi Mud“ Musik: Harry Barris, Text: James Cavanaugh, „“So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together“, Musik: Harry Barris, Text: Billy Moll ; „Monterey“ Musik: Mabel Wayne, Text Billy Rose; „A Bench in the Park“, Musik: Milton Ager, Text: Jack Yellen; „The Rhapsody in Blue“, Musik: George Gershwin; „My Ragamuffin Romeo“, Musik: Mabel Wayne, Text: Harry De Costa; „Happy Feet“, Musik: Milton Ager, Text: Jack Yellen; „Has Anybody Seen Our Nellie“, Musik: Milton Ager, Text: Jack Yellen; „The Song of the Dawn“, Musik: Milton Ager, Text Jack Yellen; „The Melting Pot of Music“.

Nummernrevue in Zweistreifen-Technicolor, im Jahre 2016 penibel und aufwendig restauriert. Die einzelnen Darbietungen bedienen unterschiedliche Geschmäcker, musikalisch sämtlich unter der Stabführung des legendären Paul Whiteman. Herausragend die ‚Rhapsodie in Blue“, die ein paar Jahre zuvor für dessen Orchester entstanden war. Unter den damaligen Nummernrevuen im Kino die Beste.

The ‘album’ of the band leader Paul Whiteman is shown with some comic sketches, but essentially with the following musical numbers: ‘Music Has Charms’, music Milton Ager, lyrics: Jack Yellen; ‘My Bridal Veil’, music: Milton Ager, lyrics: John Murray Anderson, Jack Yellen; ‘I’d LIke to Do Things For You’, music: Milton Ager, lyrics: Jack Yellen; ‘Mississippi Mud’ music: Harry Barris, lyrics: James Cavanaugh, ‘’So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together’, music: Harry Barris, lyrics: Billy Moll ; ‘Monterey’ music: Mabel Wayne, lyrics Billy Rose; ‘A Bench in the Park’, music: Milton Ager, lyrics: Jack Yellen; ‘The Rhapsody in Blue’, music: George Gershwin; ‘My Ragamuffin Romeo’, music: Mabel Wayne, lyrics: Harry De Costa; ‘Happy Feet’, music: Milton Ager, lyrics: Jack Yellen; ‘Has Anybody Seen Our Nellie’, music: Milton Ager, lyrics: Jack Yellen; ‘The Song of the Dawn’, music: Milton Ager, lyrics Jack Yellen; ‘The Melting Pot of Music’.

Number revue in two-strip Technicolor, meticulously and lavishly restored in 2016. The individual performances cater to different tastes, musically all under the baton of the legendary Paul Whiteman. The ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, which was written for his orchestra a few years earlier, is outstanding. The best of the number revues in the cinema at the time.