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: 3 min 10 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.9	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)	?:??	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	Memorial	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	Album + Compilation	NL1974	CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)	CBS 88054
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)	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Album + Compilation	XW1999	Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)	COL 517687 2
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	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	Album + Compilation	US2010	Mosaic Records (US jazz reissues)	MD11-248

alto saxophone:	Johnny Hodges (on 1932-02-02)
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 (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (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)

recording of:	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)

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)