Jazz Standards Library

Chords & Changes

Whispering

Whispering — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Whispering was composed by Vincent Rose and John Schonberger. It dates from 1920. It is in Eb major, 32 bars long, and in AB (16-16) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Eb major

Section A1

Eb
Eb
D7
D7
Eb
Eb
Caug
C7
F7
F7
Bb7
Bb7
Eb
Eb
Bb7
Bbaug

Section A2

Eb
Eb
D7
D7
Eb
Eb
Caug
C7
F7
F7
Bb7
Bb7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb
Fm7Bb7

Section I1

Eb
Eb

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Glenn Miller and His Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1959
  • Johnny Hodges — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1989
  • Larry Elgart & His Manhattan Swing Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1994
  • David Lobban — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1997
  • Crazy Otto — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2000
  • The Boswell Sisters — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2010

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Benny Goodman (clarinet) — From Swing to Bebop
    Swing · 199 bpm · swing feel
    1998
  • Lionel Hampton (vibraphone) — From Swing to Bebop, Benny Goodman
    Swing · 100 bpm · swing feel
    1998

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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