Deze musical gaat over orkestleider Paul Whiteman en zijn orkest. Met een cartoon, waarin onder andere Oswald Rabbit van Walter Lantz verschijnt, wordt verteld waarom Whiteman de titel 'King of Jazz' zou hebben verdiend. Enkele komedie-sketches worden opgevoerd door Laura LaPlante en Slim Summerville en een complete figuralisatie van 'Rhapsody in Blue' van Gershwin vormt het hoogtepunt van de film. Met muzikale optredens van John Boles, de Rhythm Boys (met Bing Crosby) en jazzviolist Joe Venuti.
Nee, helaas is King of Jazz nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Crew | Billy Rose | Additional Music |
| Crew | Carl Laemmle | Presenter |
| Writing | Edward T. Lowe Jr. | Scenario Writer |
| Sound | Jack Yellen | Songs |
| Visual Effects | Walter Lantz | Animation |
| Editing | Maurice Pivar | Supervising Editor |
| Sound | Alfonso Corelli | Music |
| Art | Thomas F. O'Neill | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Milton Ager | Songs |
| Crew | James Dietrich | Additional Music |
| Crew | George Gershwin | Additional Music |
| Crew | Russell Markert | Choreographer |
| Directing | Robert Ross | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Eddie Ellsworth | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Mabel Wayne | Additional Music |
| Visual Effects | William Nolan | Animation |
| Sound | Ferde Grofé Sr. | Music Director |
| Sound | C. Roy Hunter | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Ferde Grofé Sr. | Orchestrator |
| Directing | John Murray Anderson | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Herman Rosse | Costume Design |
| Camera | Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ray Rennahan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Carlisle | Editor |
| Production | Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
| Camera | Jerome Ash | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Herman Rosse | Art Direction |
| Crew | Roswell A. Hoffmann | Special Effects Assistant |
| Writing | Harry Ruskin | Writer |