It Don't Mean a Thing
~ Recording by Charlie Ventura & His Orchestra
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.5 | It Don't Mean a Thing | 2:33 | Charlie Ventura & His Orchestra | The Chronological Classics: Charlie Ventura 1949-1951 | Charlie Ventura | Album + Compilation |
| Classics (French jazz reissue label) | 1309 |
Relationships
| alto saxophone: | Ray Beckenstein (saxophonist and flute player) (on 1949-12-28) Frank Socolow (on 1949-12-28) |
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| baritone saxophone: | Manny Albam (on 1949-12-28) |
| double bass: | Curley Russell (on 1949-12-28) |
| drums (drum set): | Ed Shaughnessy (on 1949-12-28) |
| guitar: | Barry Galbraith (on 1949-12-28) |
| piano: | Lou Stein (on 1949-12-28) |
| tenor saxophone: | Al Cohn (on 1949-12-28) Charlie Ventura (on 1949-12-28) |
| trombone: | Mort Bullman (on 1949-12-28) Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1949-12-28) Bart Varsalona (on 1949-12-28) |
| trumpet: | Stan Fishelson (on 1949-12-28) Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger) (on 1949-12-28) Dale Pearce (on 1949-12-28) Red Rodney (on 1949-12-28) |
| tuba: | Bill Barber (Jazz tuba player) (on 1949-12-28) |
| recording of: | It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1949-12-28) |
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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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