Whiteman, Paul. (1890–1967) [Simon, George T. (1912–2001)] Typed Letter Signed with Letter of ReferenceTyped letter signed from the influential orchestral leader and self dubbed "King of Jazz" to the jazz writer and drummer George T. Simon, together with an unsigned typed copy of a letter of reference for Simon. Dated August 23, 1943 on letterhead of the Blue Network. Whiteman writes: "Do hope things are moving along nicely for you and that the enclosed letter will help you secure the commission you want. I think you would be really great at this type