Leo Reisman & His Orchestra - What Is This Thing Called Love? download song

1:29 Bubber Miley steals this lick from East St. Louis Toodle-oo (which he co-wrote with Ellington)

Great, great beginning to what I would call a torch song. Good dance music. Tks

A wonderful rendition.  So haunting and  "real".  Thank you.

This is the one I guess used in Husbands and wives movie by Woody Allen.

Perfection !   Thanks for posting this terrific music video.  It is haunting (as stated below ) and has a 1920's jazz blues tone.  You get a feeling of the 1920's and Leo Reisman's Orchestra in this sound video.  Like going back in time.   Thanks again!

What is this thing called Love? is the song being sung by the canary in My Canary has circles under his eyes.

vocal by lew conrad so lovely from 1930 any body got a recording of don't blame me by leo reisman?

This is excellent. I also like the Libby Holman version which has some surprises such as slide guitar and the particularly haunting pedal tone obligato.

Porter's first great ballad, equal in stature to "Night and Day" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Reisman is no Whiteman, but, in all fairness, he never pretended to be. effjay

The vocal so melancholy! The mutted trumpet so exquisite! Love the recording!

You have GREAT TASTE in music! I just love this rendition! Now I feel like dancing!

Thanks:   MY Brain enjoyed this.

Can I go now, is this over? I'm filled with gratitude for the beautiful movies he makes.

My favorite arrangement of this song. I agree with all that's been said - it's a haunting piece, right to the final gong. The trumpet improv throughout the vocal is just icing on the cake. Perhaps others could have done it better, but I quite like Lew Conrad's poignant phrasing of "I saw you there, one wonderful day, you took my heart, and threw it away." He has a wistfulness that is missing in other versions. I works for me. Thanks so much!

IMO this version sounds a lot like Chloe Song of the Swamp.

I havent heard this Leo Reisman version in 40 years! It's on a compilation LP in storage somewhere. Great!