Willow Weep for Me

Dexter Gordon · 1963 (year to be confirmed) · Our Man in Paris.

Context

Standard by Ann Ronell. Dexter Gordon recorded it in Paris on May 23, 1963, for the album Our Man in Paris (Blue Note), with Bud Powell, Pierre Michelot and Kenny Clarke. Since Powell refused to play unfamiliar tunes, the repertoire of standards was chosen in rehearsal; the record was released in December 1963.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 7, 2026: Willow Weep For Me - Rentrée sous les saules (Anatomie d'un titre, TSF Jazz, in French)

By the same artist

• Fried Bananas (1969)
• Good Bait (1969)
• The Chase (1947)
• Long Tall Dexter (1946)
• 'Round Midnight (film Tavernier) (1986)

Sources

• EN: Our Man in Paris

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