It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Name: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duration: 2 min 11 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.10	It Don't Mean a Thing	2:11	Annie Ross & The Gerry Mulligan Quartet	Sings a Song With Mulligan (stereo)	Annie Ross & The Gerry Mulligan Quartet	Album	US1959	World Pacific (1957-70, original production)	STEREO-1020
1.13	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	2:12	Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan	Sings a Song With Mulligan	Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan	Album	US1988	EMI Manhattan (Manhattan Records after Jul 1987 acquisition of EMI America)	CDP 7 46852 2
3.15	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	2:10	Gerry Mulligan	Mosaic Select 21	Gerry Mulligan	Album + Compilation	US2006	Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)	MS-021
1.13	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	2:11	Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan	Sings a Song With Mulligan	Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan	Album	US2008-11-11	DRG Records	91511
1.13	It Don't Mean a Thing	2:12	Annie Ross	Sings a Song with Mulligan	Annie Ross	Album	XE2011	Phoenix Records (Spanish jazz reissue label)	131518

recorded in:	New York, New York, United States (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)

producer:	Richard Bock (record producer)
baritone saxophone:	Gerry Mulligan (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)
bass:	Henry Grimes (US free jazz bassist) (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)
drums (drum set):	Dave Bailey (US jazz drummer) (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)
trumpet:	Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)
vocals:	Annie Ross (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)

recording of:	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (from 1957-12-11 until 1957-12-12)

lyricist:	Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:	Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)

publisher:	Duke Ellington Music EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)

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)
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 (compilation of jazz standards, volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:	Ellington Mix: It Don’t Mix Swingy Thing (Solo Tenor Horn & Brass Band)
arrangements:	It Don't Mean A Thing (Arr. Bengt Hallberg) It Don’t Mean a Thing (arr. Mac Huff) It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (for choir, Parry)