It Don’t Mean a Thing (1935-10-21)
~ Recording by Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, The Quintet of the Hot Club of France
Appears on releases
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| 1.13 | It Don’t Mean a Thing | 3:04 | Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, The Quintet of the Hot Club of France | Swing From Paris |
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| 1.11 | It Don’t Mean A Thing | 3:05 | Stéphane Grappelli | A Portrait of Stéphane Grappelli |
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Relationships
| recording of: | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1935-10-21) |
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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) |