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’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It) by Chick Webb and His Orchestra

First released: 1990, Length: 3:00
1939-02-17, mx. 65040-A

Creators (16)

Orchestra

  1. Chick Webb and His Orchestra (17 Feb 1939)

Instruments

  1. Beverly Peer (17 Feb 1939) bass, double bass
  2. Bobby Johnson (17 Feb 1939) guitar
  3. Bobby Stark (17 Feb 1939) trumpet
  4. Chick Webb (17 Feb 1939) drums (drum set)
  5. Dick Vance (17 Feb 1939) trumpet
  6. Garvin Bushell (17 Feb 1939) reeds
  7. George Matthews (17 Feb 1939) trombone
  8. Hilton Jefferson (17 Feb 1939) reeds
  9. Nat Story (17 Feb 1939) trombone
  10. Sandy Williams (17 Feb 1939) trombone
  11. Taft Jordan (17 Feb 1939) trumpet
  12. Teddy McRae (17 Feb 1939) tenor saxophone, reeds
  13. Tommy Fulford (17 Feb 1939) piano
  14. Wayman Carver (17 Feb 1939) woodwind

Vocals

  1. Ella Fitzgerald (17 Feb 1939)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (17 Feb 1939)

    Writer

    1. Sy Oliver
    2. Trummy Young

Releases containing this recording (15)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1939 1990 Ella Fitzgerald
  2. Jazz Greats, Volume 5: Ella Fitzgerald: Sing Me a Swing Song 1996 Ella Fitzgerald
  3. Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb 16 Jun 1998 Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb
  4. The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald, Volume 1: 1935-1941 2000 Ella Fitzgerald
  5. Les Triomphes du jazz 2000 Various Artists
  6. Stompin' at the Savoy 07 Jan 2002 Chick Webb and His Orchestra mono
  7. The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 39: Vocalists 29 Aug 2005 Ivie Anderson, Ella Fitzgerald, The Andrews Sisters, Lena Horne
  8. The Ultimate Jazz Archive 29 Aug 2005 Various Artists
  9. Stomping at the Savoy 23 Jan 2006 Chick Webb and His Orchestra
  10. The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era 24 Oct 2008 Various Artists
  11. Peppermint Candy 18 Jul 2011 Various Artists
  12. The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934–1941) 2013 Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
  13. The Complete Decca Singles, Vol. 1: 1935-1939 2017 Ella Fitzgerald
  14. Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb 23 Nov 2018 Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb

Album - Soundtrack

  1. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Soundtrack Highlights 2017 Various Artists