It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
~ Recording by Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Annotation
Rosemary Clooney's vocals were recorded at a later date.
Appears on releases
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 2.7 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Rosemary Clooney | The Finest Jazz |
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| 1.16 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | 2:50 | Rosemary Clooney | Things Are Swinging: 22 Swinging Hits for Swinging Lovers |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.1 | It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:48 | Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Divas of Swing |
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| 1.1 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:50 | Rosemary Clooney | Jazz Singer |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 2.6 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (if It Ain’t Got That Swing) | 2:52 | Rosemary Clooney | Jazz & the City |
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| 3.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951–1958 |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 6.6 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | 2:55 | Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | A Giant Among the Giants: The Best LPs 1950 to 1961 |
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| 1.21 | It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing | 2:52 | Rosemary Clooney | BD Music Presents Toppi’s Ladies |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Eu E Você |
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| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.6 | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | 2:51 | Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Blue Rose |
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Relationships
| alto saxophone: | Johnny Hodges (on 1956-01-27) |
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| alto saxophone and clarinet: | Russell Procope (on 1956-01-27) |
| baritone saxophone: | Harry Carney (on 1956-01-27) |
| clarinet and tenor saxophone: | Jimmy Hamilton (on 1956-01-27) |
| double bass: | Jimmy Woode (on 1956-01-27) |
| drums (drum set): | Sam Woodyard (on 1956-01-27) |
| piano: | Duke Ellington (on 1956-01-27) |
| tenor saxophone: | Paul Gonsalves (on 1956-01-27) |
| trombone: | Quentin Jackson (on 1956-01-27) Britt Woodman (on 1956-01-27) |
| trumpet: | William “Cat” Anderson (on 1956-01-27) Willie Cook (on 1956-01-27) Ray Nance (on 1956-01-27) Cootie Williams (on 1956-01-27) |
| valve trombone: | John Sanders (on 1956-01-27) |
| lead vocals: | Rosemary Clooney (on 1956-01-27) |
| recording of: | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1956-01-27) |
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Related works
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
| lyricist: | Irving Mills (in 1931) |
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| composer: | Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (in 1931-08) |
| publisher: | Duke Ellington Music EMI Mills Music |
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| referred to in medleys: | Duke Elington Medley: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 〜Satin Doll〜Mood Indigo〜Take the “A” Train〜ending〜It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (order: 1) |
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| later parody versions: | It Don't Mean a Thing If Your State's Not a Swing |
| later versions: | Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap |
| part of: | The Real Book (part of collection) |
| is the basis for: | Ellington Mix: It Don’t Mix Swingy Thing |
| arrangements: | It Don't Mean A Thing It Don’t Mean a Thing It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) |