He won the Down Beat critics' poll for the 'New Star of the Year' in 1954; he was inducted into the Down Beat 'Jazz Hall of Fame' in 1972 in the critics' poll. Sandoval described him as "one of what we call the mandatory trumpet players" who was "one of the greatest trumpet players of all time".
Wilmington, Delaware, (where Brownie was born and is buried), hosts an annual jazz fest in his honor. Sponsored by the cities arts commission known as Citifest, the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is a FREE week long event held mostly in outdoor venues at various locations in Wilmington. The festival usually occurs the 3rd week in June of each year.
Noteable websites are:
The Clifford Brown Jazz Festival: http://www.cliffordbrownjazzfest.com
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Brown and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Brown_Jazz_Festival
Brownie, the unofficial memorial website: http://cliffordbrown.net
What Is This Thing Called Love
Clifford Brown Lyrics
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This funny thing called love?
Just who can solve its mystery?
Why should it make a fool of me?
I saw you there one wonderful day
You took my heart and threw it away
That's why I ask the Lord in Heaven above
I saw you there one wonderful day
You took my heart and threw it away
That's why I ask the Lord in Heaven above
What is this thing called love?
The song "What Is This Thing Called Love?" is a classic jazz standard originally written by the legendary composer Cole Porter. The lyrics express confusion and frustration with the concept of love, suggesting that it is a mysterious and confounding force that can make one feel like a fool. The vocalist, Dinah Washington, emphasizes this feeling of uncertainty with her soulful delivery, while the trumpet playing of Clifford Brown adds a sense of longing and melancholy.
The opening line of the song, "What is this thing called love?" sets the tone for the rest of the lyrics which explore the confusing and irrational aspects of the emotion. The line "Just who can solve its mystery?" highlights the idea that love is unexplainable and perhaps even unattainable. The final lines "That's why I ask the Lord in Heaven above, What is this thing called love?" suggest that even religion cannot provide answers to the perplexing nature of love.
Line by Line Meaning
What is this thing called love?
I want to understand the nature of this elusive feeling that we call love
This funny thing called love?
Love can be strange and confusing, making us act in unexpected ways
Just who can solve its mystery?
Love is a puzzle that no one has fully figured out yet
Why should it make a fool of me?
Love can make us do things that seem foolish to ourselves and others
I saw you there one wonderful day
I remember the moment I first laid eyes on you and felt a spark of attraction
You took my heart and threw it away
You broke my heart by rejecting me or ending our relationship
That's why I ask the Lord in Heaven above
I turn to a higher power for guidance and understanding in matters of the heart
What is this thing called love?
I am still searching for answers about this complex and often painful emotion
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter
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@GrumpyStormtrooper
2:00 so satisfaying when he finally gets that phrase
@jacobanteau6020
First thing I heard when I listened to this track as well
@artem.ostroverkh
Favorite moment from this tune. That is REAL emotion, love it.
@p.davidhornik947
Fiercely intense stuff by one of the greatest groups ever.
@clintjones9848
Bebop
@brucescott4261
@@clintjones9848 ...No, it's hard bop in the beginning.
@clintjones9848
You're misinterpreting the definition of hard bop. Hard bop is groove oriented stuff that's soul but still in the straight ahead idiom beginning in the 60s. Bebop is virtuosic melodic stuff.
@brucescott4261
@@clintjones9848 ...Hard bop started in the mid-'fifties. The top three jazz combos: The Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet, The Jazz Messengers and The Miles Davis Quintet. Others have followed such as The Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop, The Jazz Modes, The Jay Jay Johnson-Kai Winding Quintet, and so on.
@clintjones9848
Your date of the origin of hard bop may well be accurate. I'm not so sure about the groups that you think are hard bop. Miles played straight ahead until he went fusion. Mingus is avante garde. This tune is absolutely not hard bop. It's bebop.
@vylanradio
Clifford Brown is fire!