It Don't Mean a Thing
~ Recording by Chico Hamilton Quintet With Eric Dolphy
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | It Don't Mean a Thing | 4:20 | Chico Hamilton | The Original Ellington Suite | Chico Hamilton | Album |
| Pacific Jazz (1988- , reissue imprint from the 1952 company) | 72435 24567 27 |
| 1.9 | It Don't Mean a Thing | 4:20 | Chico Hamilton Quintet With Eric Dolphy | The Original Ellington Suite | Chico Hamilton Quintet With Eric Dolphy | Album | Pacific Jazz (1988- , reissue imprint from the 1952 company) | 524 5672, 7243 5 24567 2 7 | |
| 1.30 | It Don't Mean a Thing | 4:16 | Chico Hamilton | The Complete Recordings: 1959-1962 | Chico Hamilton | Album + Compilation |
| Tritone | |
Relationships
| recorded in: | Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-08-22) |
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| producer: | Richard Bock (record producer) |
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| alto saxophone: | Eric Dolphy (on 1958-08-22) |
| bass: | Hal Gaylor (Canadian bassist) (on 1958-08-22) |
| cello: | Nate Gershman (jazz cellist) (on 1958-08-22) |
| drums (drum set): | Chico Hamilton (on 1958-08-22) |
| guitar: | John Pisano (on 1958-08-22) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) |
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| recording of: | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1958-08-22: instrumental) |
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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 (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08) |
| publisher: | Duke Ellington Music EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) |
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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 (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) |
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