The Songs of Bessie Smith & It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

~ Release by Teresa Brewer with Count Basie and Thad Jones & Duke Ellington with Teresa Brewer (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Trombone Cholly
cover recording of:
Trombone Cholly
writer:
George Brooks and George Johnson (1930s American jazz musician, worked primarily in Europe)
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2Gulf Coast Blues
cover recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
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3Down Hearted Blues
cover recording of:
Down Hearted Blues
lyricist:
Alberta Hunter (in 1922)
composer:
Lovie Austin (in 1922)
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4Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
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5St. Louis Blues
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (for concert band, Nowak)
composer:
William Christopher Handy
arranger:
Jerry Nowak (composer)
arrangement of:
St. Louis Blues
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6After You’ve Gone
cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
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7I Ain’t Got Nobody
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nobody
lyricist:
Roger Graham
composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
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8Gimme a Pigfoot
cover recording of:
Gimme a Pigfoot (and a Bottle of Beer)
composer:
Wesley A. Wilson
publisher:
Northern Music (song publisher)
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9I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Gonna Play No Second Fiddle
lyricist and composer:
John Henry ‘Perry’ Bradford
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10It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
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11I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
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12Satin Doll
cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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13Mood Indigo
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Indigo Mood Music, Mills Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
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14Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
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15I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
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16I’ve Got to Be a Rug Cutter
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17I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
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18Tulip or Turnip
cover recording of:
Tulip or Turnip
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
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19It’s Kinda Lonesome Out Tonight
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20Poco Mucho
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