What Is This Thing Called Love?

What Is This Thing Called Love?

:"This article is about the song. For the Isaac Asimov short story with the same name, see What is This Thing Called Love?"

"What Is This Thing Called Love?"is a 1929 popular song written by Cole Porter, for the musical "Wake Up and Dream" (1929).

The chord progression of the song forms the basis of several jazz composistions, such as:
*"Hot House" by Tadd Dameron
*"Barry's Bop" by Fats Navarro
*"Subconsious-Lee" by Lee Konitz
*"Fifth House" by John Coltrane

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)
*Wynton Marsalis - "Standard Time Vol.2" (1991)
*Gwyneth Paltrow - "Infamous Soundtrack" (2005)

References / External links

* [http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/whatisthisthingcalledlove.htm "What Is This Thing Called Love?" at jazzstandards.com]


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