Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Country/Date | ||||
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| 1.9 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | ?:?? | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | Memorial |
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| 1.7 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | 3:10 | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927–1962) |
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| 1.2 | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) | 3:10 | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | The Complete 1932–1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra |
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Relationships
| alto saxophone: | Johnny Hodges (on 1932-02-02) |
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| banjo: | Fred Guy (on 1932-02-02) |
| double bass [bass]: | Wellman Braud (on 1932-02-02) |
| drums (drum set): | Sonny Greer (on 1932-02-02) |
| piano: | Duke Ellington (on 1932-02-02) |
| reeds: | Barney Bigard (on 1932-02-02) Harry Carney (on 1932-02-02) |
| trombone: | Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton (on 1932-02-02) |
| trumpet: | Freddy Jenkins (on 1932-02-02) Arthur Whetsel (on 1932-02-02) Cootie Williams (on 1932-02-02) |
| valve trombone: | Juan Tizol (on 1932-02-02) |
| vocals: | Ivie Anderson (on 1932-02-02) |
| orchestra: | Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1932-02-02) |
| recorded at: | American Record Corporation Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1932-02-02) |
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| recording of: | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02) |
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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) |