[Dixielandjazz] The Under Cover Spy & Muskrat Ramble

[Jack Mitchell]

 For his first assignment, he was posted to Cambodia and told
> to find an apartment near the royal palace, open the windows at night, 
> and play "Muskrat Ramble". Prince Sihanouk, the eccentric ruler of the 
> country, was reputed to be an amateur musician who loved jazz and had  his 
> own band. Who knew but what he might hear that plaintive sax in  the 
> jungle night and invite you young american to come on over and sit  in? 
> Alas, this never happened."
>
>

I don't know about that Prince, but the King Of Thailand was a more than 
adequate
jazz saxophonist, and often jammed with Australian musicians such as Lachie 
Thompson
and Laurie Gooding when they were stationed or living in his country.

In 1977 the Col Nolan Quartet in Sydney recorded one of his compositions, 
LOVE IN SPRING, and in the early 1960s the Port Jackson Jazz Band had his 
composition WHEN in its repertoire.

Best wishes

Jack Mitchell