Previous posts for December 5rd are here: Little Richard; Grace Moore (2019), Osvaldo Golijov (2020), Francesco Scarlatti (2021), José Carreras; Francesco Geminiani (2022), Henry Lawes (2023), and Francesco Scarlatti (2024)
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Bhumibol Adulyadej (5 December 1927 – 13 October 2016), titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016.
King of Swing
Bhumibol was an accomplished jazz saxophone player and composer, playing Dixieland and New Orleans jazz. He wrote a total of 49 compositions, much of it is jazz swing but he also composed marches, waltzes, and Thai patriotic songs. – adapted from Wikipedia
Said King Rama the Ninth when ruled over Thailand,
"I can do as I please, because this land is my land!"
So he learned to play jazz, quite a feat when you're royalty,
And his courtiers would listen with compulsory loyalty.
And the King played his sax in a style of his own,
As a way to relax after days on the throne.
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