The ii 7 chord has similar properties to a iv chord (as in the iv–V progression of church harmony).
Whisperings from the loggia series#
Following a standard practice in jazz, Diz front-ran the static V 7 chords with ii 7 chords (a "static chord" is a chord that doesn't change), setting up a series of ii 7–V 7 progressions, which creates more structure for improvising. The 32 bars is essentially a 16-bar B-theme played twice - or 4 times with the repeat.ĭizzy's 1945 composition, " Groovin' High", is a contrafact of "Whispering". It has a 12-bar intro, the last 4 of which is an optional vamp - then a 16-bar A-theme is followed by a 32-bar repeated chorus. "Whispering", originally scored in E ♭ major, is in 4Ĥ time. Also, as of 2014, TJD Online listed 281 recording sessions of Dizzy Gillespie's composition, " Groovin' High", a contrafact variation of "Whispering". As of 2014, TJD Online, the online version of The Jazz Discography, listed 225 recording sessions, beginning with Ray Miller and his Black and White Melody Boys, who recorded it on about July 16, 1920, Okeh 4167-A. As of 2010, on the online music site there were 161 listed albums or singles containing the song "Whispering". Īccording to Allmusic, there have been over 700 versions of the song. This version went to number eleven on the Hot 100 and number four on the Easy Listening chart. In 1964, after recording their hit " Deep Purple", American brother and sister singers Nino Tempo and April Stevens had a new hit with "Whispering". In 1963, Irish singers the Bachelors had a hit with their version which went to the Top 20 in the UK.
In 2020, Whiteman's rendition was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 1 hit in the United States, which stayed 20 weeks in the charts, and sold in excess of two million copies. "Whispering" was recorded by Paul Whiteman and his Ambassador Orchestra on August 23, 1920, for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
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