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Now You Has Jazz

Sol C. Siegel, the producer of High Society, paid Cole Porter $250,000 for his first film score in eight years. When Porter learned that Louis Armstrong was going to appear in the film, he decided he had to write a jazz song. To help with his research, he called Fred Astaire and suggested they attend a Jazz at the Philharmonic concert. Later, he spoke to jazz impresario Norman Granz on the telephone, and Granz gave him a short introductory course in jazz terms. The result was "Now You Has Jazz."^[1]

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• Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong and the All Stars recorded the song on January 18, 1956^[2] for the film soundtrack. This version was issued on the High Society album. An edited version was issued as a single and appeared briefly in the No. 88 spot in Billboard magazine. The band's personnel included Louis Armstrong, Trummy Young, Edmond Hall, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, and Barrett Deems.

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