1929 popular song by Cole Porter
Sheet music cover, 1929 "What Is This Thing Called Love? " is a 1929popular song written byCole Porter , for the musicalWake Up and Dream Harms and first performed byElsie Carlisle in March 1929. The song has become a popularjazz standard and one of Porter's most often played compositions.[ 1]
Wake Up and Dream ran for 263 shows in London.[ 1] Tilly Losch 's performance of the song.[ 2] Broadway in December 1929; in the American rendition, "What Is This Thing Called Love" was sung by Frances Shelley.
Jazz musicians soon included the song in their repertoire. The recordings ofBen Bernie andFred Rich (vocal by The Rollickers) made it to the charts in 1930, and the song was also recorded bystride pianistJames P. Johnson , clarinetistArtie Shaw and guitaristLes Paul .[ 1] Clifford Brown andMax Roach withSonny Rollins is one of the best-knownuptempo instrumental versions. SaxophonistSidney Bechet made a slow rendition in 1941 withCharlie Shavers .[ 1]
Dave Brubeck (1950)[ 3] Cannonball Adderley – At the Lighthouse (1960)[ 3] Bing Crosby (1955)[ 4] radio show and it was included in the box setThe Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued byMosaic in 2009.[ 5] Tommy Dorsey –Sy Oliver 's arrangement with vocalistConnie Haines and trumpeterZiggy Elman [ 3] [ 6] Ella Fitzgerald (1956)[ 7] Vince Guaraldi Trio –The Navy Swings [ 8] Billie Holiday [ 3] Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (Joe Guy on trumpet,Bill Stegmeyer on alto saxophone, Armand Camgros and Hank Ross on tenor saxophones, Stan Webb on baritone saxophone,Sammy Benskin on piano,Tiny Grimes on guitar, Bob Haggart on bass and conductor,Specs Powell on drums, and a strings sextet) in New York City on August 14, 1945 forDecca [ 9] Libby Holman – (Brunswick , 1930)[ 10] Bobby McFerrin andHerbie Hancock –The Other Side of 'Round Midnight (1986)[ 3] Les Paul – This reached No. 11 in theBillboard chart in 1948.[ 11] Leo Reisman – 1930[ 3] [ 12] Artie Shaw [ 3] [ 13] [ 14] Frank Sinatra –In the Wee Small Hours Keely Smith –Swingin' Pretty Jacky Terrasson andStefon Harris –Kindred Hampton Hawes withRed Mitchell &Chuck Thompson (1955)Melody Gardot –Sunset in the Blue Barbra Streisand –Barbra Streisand in Concert (1994)^a b c d "What Is This Thing Called Love?" at jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 8 July 2009^ Shaw, Arnold (1989).The Jazz Age: Popular Music in the 1920s . Oxford University Press US. p. 248.ISBN 0-19-506082-2 ^a b c d e f g Gioia, Ted (2012).The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire . New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 453– 355.ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4 ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography" .Bingmagazine.co.uk . RetrievedOctober 6, 2017 .^ "The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954–56 – Bing Crosby | Songs, Reviews, Credits" .AllMusic . RetrievedMay 31, 2021 .^ Orodenker, M.H. (February 28, 1942). "On the Records". Billboard. p. 25. ^ What Is This Thing Called Love? – Ella Fitzgerald | Song Info | AllMusic , retrieved2021-07-12 ^ Bang, Derrick."Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD:The Navy Swings " .Fvecentsplease.org . Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved25 July 2020 . ^ "Billie Holiday Discography" .Jazzdisco.org .^ "The Online Discographical Project" .78discography.com . RetrievedOctober 10, 2017 .^ Davies, Chris (1998).British and American Hit Singles . London: BT Batsford. p. 394.ISBN 0-7134-8275-3 ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 605 .ISBN 0-89820-083-0 ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986).Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 354 .ISBN 0-89820-083-0 ^ "What Is This Thing Called Love?" .Archive.org . 27 September 1938. RetrievedMay 31, 2021 .^ Coker, Jerry (1997).Jerry Coker's Complete Method for Improvisation: For All Instruments , p. 13.ISBN 9780769218564
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