![]() With pianist-arranger Ferde Grofé and ace trumpet man Henry Busse, Whiteman would codify a type of jazz and be popularly considered its king. Also, harmonic and rhythmic support was pared to a sleek, tasteful profile, one that encouraged the smart-looking updated fox trot of 1920. ![]() ![]() Gone was the old fashioned-ness of the lead being handed off to different voices mid-chorus. Among its attributes were bold, clean lines with the melody clearly in front. Though rather quaint to modern ears, “Whispering” was made at the pinnacle of up-to-date dance music and directly led to the big band era. “Whispering,” Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra (1920) Whiteman’s blockbuster hit was the first in a long series of popular recordings that sharply defined a new style and direction in instrumental dance music - one that would have long-lasting effects.
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