▁K . ▁Dick ▁Category : Work s ▁originally ▁published ▁in ▁Fant asy ▁F iction ▁( mag azine ) <0x0A> </s> ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁American ▁Pre - Code ▁color ▁film ▁st arring ▁Paul ▁Wh item an ▁and ▁his ▁or chestra . ▁The ▁film ▁title ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁Wh item an ' s ▁self - con ferred ▁app ell ation . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁made , ▁" j azz ", ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public , ▁meant ▁the ▁jazz - infl uen ced ▁sync op ated ▁dance ▁music ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁heard ▁everywhere ▁on ▁ph on ograph ▁records ▁and ▁through ▁radio ▁broadcast s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁Wh item an ▁signed ▁and ▁featured ▁white ▁jazz ▁mus icians ▁including ▁Joe ▁Ven uti ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁Lang ▁( both ▁are ▁seen ▁and ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁film ), ▁B ix ▁Be ider be cke ▁( who ▁had ▁left ▁before ▁film ing ▁began ), ▁Frank ▁Tr umb auer ▁and ▁others . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁possibility ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁the ▁great - un cle ▁of ▁Kurt ▁Cob ain ▁( the ▁late ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁of ▁N ir v ana ). ▁ ▁King ▁of ▁Jazz ▁was ▁fil med ▁entirely ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁two - color ▁Techn icol or ▁process ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Carl ▁La em m le ▁Jr . ▁for ▁Universal ▁Pictures . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁featured ▁several ▁songs ▁s ung ▁on ▁camera ▁by ▁the ▁Rh ythm