What Is This Thing Called Love

~ Recording by Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah Washington

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love15:08Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah WashingtonJam SessionClifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah WashingtonAlbum
EmArcyMG 36002
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love15:08Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah WashingtonJam SessionClifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah WashingtonAlbum
  • JP1986-04-05
EmArcy
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love15:07Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah WashingtonJam SessionClifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah WashingtonAlbum
  • JP1996-12-20
EmArcyPHCE-3060
2.1What Is This Thing Called Love15:08Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Herb Geller, Keter Betts, Junior Mance, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Dinah Washington13 Classic Albums: 1954 - 1960Clifford BrownAlbum + Compilation
  • US2015-01-13
Enlightenment (A Crazy Jazz Label)EN6CD9032
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love?14:55Clark TerryThe Complete Albums Collection 1954 - 1960Clark TerryAlbum + Compilation
  • -2016
EnlightenmentEN4CD9080
2.2What Is This Thing Called Love14:54Maynard FergusonSeven Classic AlbumsMaynard FergusonAlbum + Compilation
Real Gone (UK budget label active 2010–2015, issued mainly compilations of public domain music)RGJCD484

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-08-14)
alto saxophone:Herb Geller (on 1954-08-14)
bass:Keter Betts (on 1954-08-14)
George Morrow (on 1954-08-14)
drums (drum set):Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1954-08-14)
piano:Junior Mance (on 1954-08-14)
tenor saxophone:Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1954-08-14)
trumpet:Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1954-08-14)
Maynard Ferguson (on 1954-08-14)
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1954-08-14)
recording of:What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1954-08-14: cover)

Related works

What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)

lyricist and composer:Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:Harms, Inc.
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
referred to in medleys:Medley: Another Openin’, Another Show / From This Moment On / Where Oh Where / What Is This Thing Called Love? / I Love You (order: 4)
Medley 1: Brazil / You Are Too Beautiful / Cecilia (Does Your Mother Know You're Out) / Love Walked In / You Made Me Love You / Nothing Could Be Finer / Please Be Kind / Dancing With Tears in My Eyes / Maria / Try Little Tenderness / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / What Is This Thing Called Love / Did You Ever See a Deer Walking (order: 12)
part of:Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue) (number)
is the basis for:100 Proof
arrangements:What Is This Thing Called Love? (arr. Baylock)