Original: Benjamin David Goodman , ( May 30 , 1909 June 13 , 1986 ) was an American jazz musician , clarinetist and bandleader , known as '' King of Swing '' , '' Patriarch of the Clarinet '' , '' The Professor '' , and '' Swing 's Senior Statesman '' .
Simplified: June 13 , 1986 ) was an American jazz musician who played the clarinet . He was called as '' King of Swing '' , '' Patriarch of the Clarinet '' , '' The Professor '' , and '' Swing 's Senior Statesman '' .