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 BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - For so many Thais, King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a father figure for the nation. But for a small group of jazz musicians, he is also the King of Swing.
Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch who celebrated his 60th anniversary on the throne Monday, has played his saxophone with jazz legends like Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Lionel Hampton and Benny Carter. He also jams every weekend with local musicians in Thailand, and has composed his own music.
"He is simply the coolest king in the land," the late Hampton said in a 1987 article in the Thai magazine Sawasdee.
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