Leader of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s, Whiteman's recordings were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". Using a large ensemble and exploring many styles of music, Whiteman is perhaps best known for his blending of symphonic music and jazz, as typified by his 1924 commissioning and debut of George Gershwin's jazz-influenced "Rhapsody In Blue". Whiteman recorded many jazz and pop standards during his career, including "Wang Wang Blues", "Mississippi Mud", "Rhapsody in Blue", "Wonderful One", "Hot Lips", "Mississippi Suite", and "Grand Canyon Suite". His popularity faded in the swing music era of the 1930s, and by the 1940s Whiteman was semi-retired from music.
Whiteman's place in the history of early jazz is somewhat controversial.[1] Detractors suggest that Whiteman's ornately-orchestrated music was jazz in name only (lacking the genre's improvisational and emotional depth), and co-opted the innovations of black musicians.[1] Defenders note that Whiteman's fondness for jazz was genuine (he worked with black musicians as much as was feasible during an era of racial segregation),[1] that his bands included many of the era's most esteemed white jazz musicians, and argue that Whiteman's groups handled jazz admirably as part of a larger repertoire.[2] In his autobiography, Duke Ellington[3] declared, "Paul Whiteman was known as the King of Jazz, and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity."
Coquette
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Lyrics
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Little coquette, making fun of the one who loves you
Breaking hearts you are ruling
Little coquette, true hearts tenderly dreaming of you.
Someday you'll fall in love as I fell in love with you.
Maybe the one you love will just be fooling too.
And when you are alone with all your regrets,
You know, my little coquette, I love you.
Someday you'll fall in love as I fell in love with you.
Now, maybe the one you love will just be fooling too.
And when you are alone with all your regrets,
Now, you know, my little coquette, I love you.
The lyrics to Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra's song "Coquette" speak of a coquettish and playful woman who is toying with the affections of the person singing. The singer is addressing the woman and questioning why she keeps teasing him and, in turn, breaking his heart. It seems that the woman is unaware of the damage she's causing, as she continues to rule over true hearts that are tenderly dreaming of her. The lyrics suggest that eventually, the coquette will fall in love herself, just as the singer did with her. However, there's a bittersweet undertone to these sentiments, as the singer realizes that the object of his affection may never reciprocate his feelings, especially if she's just as adept at toying with other people's emotions as she is with his. Throughout the song, the singer is expressing longing and regret at loving someone who doesn't love him back, but he declares his love nonetheless, hoping that the coquette might come to understand the depth of his feelings for her.
Line by Line Meaning
Hear me, why you keep fooling
Listen to me, why do you continue to play games
Little coquette, making fun of the one who loves you
You are a flirt, mocking those who have feelings for you
Breaking hearts you are ruling
You have control over breaking people's hearts
Little coquette, true hearts tenderly dreaming of you.
You're the object of affection of many pure-hearted people dreaming of being with you.
Someday you'll fall in love as I fell in love with you.
One day you'll know the same feeling I have for you.
Maybe the one you love will just be fooling too.
Perhaps the person you love is just playing games with you as you have done to others.
And when you are alone with all your regrets,
When you're by yourself and feeling remorseful,
You know, my little coquette, I love you.
Remember that I, your little flirtatious one, love you.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network
Written by: JOHN WALDO GREEN, GUS KAHN, CARMEN LOMBARDO
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jourwalis
Beautiful girls and nice music.
John Whitehead
Great Music - Lovely pics - Thanks
Alessandro Miniero
Bix si impone sempre
mohitoness
everyone wanted to hear Bix, and his cornet was always crystal clear. He knew how to subdue himself very well; just listen to him playing behind the voice of Seger Ellis in "Blue River". You can barely hear him
Eldridge R. Johnson
Wow how did you get both takes?
Atticus Jazz
The first take was the issued take in 1928. The second one is in the Memorial Album.