After the war he settled in New York City, where he organised the Paul Whiteman Orchestra (originally the Ambassador Orchestra), soon to be America's dominant pop-jazz band. A glance at the line-up of the orchestra reveals legendary names such as cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer , trumpeter Henry Busse , guitarist Eddie Lang , violinist Joe Venuti , and singers Bing Crosby and Mildred Bailey . Whiteman's arrangers—including...