Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (live, 1953‐04‐30: McElroy's Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA)

~ Recording by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.1Things Ain’t What They Used to Be8:16Duke Ellington and His OrchestraHappy Birthday, Duke!Duke Ellington and His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation + Live
LaserLight Digital15 965
3.1Things Ain’t What They Used to Be8:16Duke EllingtonCentennial Collection: The Birthday SessionsDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation + Live
LaserLight Digital15 965

Relationships

recording engineer:Wally Heider (on 1953-04-30)
recorded at:McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, United States (on 1953-04-30)
recording of:Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1953-04-30: live)

Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

lyricist:Ted Persons
composer:Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
is the basis for:Blues for Therese Johaug
arrangements:Things Ain't What They Used To Be (arr. Pitts)
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (arr. Baylock)