What Is This Thing Called Love?
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This article is about the song. For the Isaac Asimov short story, see What is This Thing Called Love? (short story).
"What Is This Thing Called Love?"is a 1929 popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical Wake Up and Dream (1929).[1]
The chord progression of the song forms the basis of several jazz compositions, such as:
- "Hot House" by Tadd Dameron
- "Barry's Bop" by Fats Navarro
- "Subconscious-Lee" by Lee Konitz
- "Fifth House" by John Coltrane
[edit] Notable recordings
- Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours (1954)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
- Bill Evans - Portrait in Jazz (1959)
- The Pasadena Roof Orchestra - The Best of the Pasadena Roof Orchestra (1973)
- Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time Vol.2 (1991)
- Lemar - De-Lovely Soundtrack (2004)
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Infamous Soundtrack (2005)
[edit] References
- ^ "What Is This Thing Called Love?" at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 8 July 2009
[edit] See also
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