“Whispering” was recorded by Paul Whiteman, in 1920. The Whiteman record sold in excess of two million copies.
Tommy Thomas (1901-1995) introduced me to this tune. Tommy had many offers to join the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
I’ve heard different jazz musicians talk about the comparison of Whispering and the 1945, Dizzy Gillespie composition, Groovin High.
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