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 11 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)	3:11	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra with Ivie Anderson	Corrina, Corrina	Various Artists	Album + Soundtrack	US1994-08-02	RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)	07863 66443-2
7.13	It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing	3:10	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1999-10-12	CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)	JXK 65750

alto saxophone:	Harry Carney Johnny Hodges
banjo:	Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:	Harry Carney
clarinet:	Barney Bigard Harry Carney Johnny Hodges
double bass:	Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):	Sonny Greer
piano:	Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:	Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:	Barney Bigard
trombone:	Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:	Freddie Jenkins Arthur Whetsel Cootie Williams
valve trombone:	Juan Tizol
lead vocals:	Ivie Anderson

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)