Willow Weep for Me (Paul Whiteman, 1932)

Paul Whiteman Orchestra (chant : Irene Taylor) · 1932 · first recorded version

Context

Recorded in New York on November 17, 1932 for Victor (24187), this version by Paul Whiteman's orchestra sung by Irene Taylor is the first recording of the song by Ann Ronell, who wrote both music and lyrics. The standard is in the database through Dexter Gordon (1963).

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras, Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras: Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Dixieland (ODJB, 1917), Third stream.

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

• Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
• Whispering (1920)

Sources

• adp.library.ucsb.edu

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