It Don’t Mean a Thing

Name: It Don’t Mean a Thing
Duration: 6 min 37 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.112	It Don’t Mean a Thing	6:37	D. Gillespie & S. Getz	Les Trésors du Jazz 1953	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2004	Le Chant du Monde	574 1271.80
9.12	It Don’t Mean a Thing	6:41	D. Gillespie & S. Getz	Les Trésors du Jazz 1953	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2004	Le Chant du Monde	574 1271.80

recording of:	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1953-12-09: instrumental)

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)