Willow Weep for Me
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"Willow Weep for Me" is a jazz standard ballad, widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists for its melancholic melody and expressive lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willow Weep for Me canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer | Ann Ronell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
expressive melody
ⓘ
lyrical phrasing ⓘ melancholic mood ⓘ rich harmonic structure ⓘ |
| hasForm | popular song form ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
longing
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ sadness ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American popular song tradition ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
instrumental jazz
ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricContent |
addressed to a willow tree
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metaphorical use of nature to express sorrow ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ann Ronell ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Art Tatum
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Billie Holiday ⓘ Carmen McRae ⓘ Chet Baker ⓘ Dinah Washington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Nina Simone ⓘ Oscar Peterson ⓘ Red Garland ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Stan Getz ⓘ Thelonious Monk ⓘ Wes Montgomery ⓘ Wynton Kelly ⓘ |
| partOf | Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| style | slow tempo ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
instrumental jazz repertoire ⓘ jazz club ⓘ vocal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| usedAs | jazz improvisation vehicle ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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