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It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) by Ella Fitzgerald

First released: 1957, Length: 4:15

Creators (9)

Instruments

  1. Alvin Stoller (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) drums (drum set)
  2. Barney Kessel (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) guitar
  3. Ben Webster (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) tenor saxophone
  4. Joe Mondragon (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) double bass
  5. Paul Smith (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) piano
  6. Stuff Smith (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) violin

Vocals

  1. Ella Fitzgerald (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) lead vocals

Engineer

  1. Val Valentin

Producer

  1. Norman Granz

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (04 Sep 1957 - 16 Sep 1957) cover

    Composer

    1. Duke Ellington (Aug 1931)

    Lyricist

    1. Irving Mills (1931)

Releases containing this recording (18)

Official

Album

  1. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 1957 Ella Fitzgerald
  2. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 1957 Ella Fitzgerald
  3. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 1988 Ella Fitzgerald
  4. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 1988 Ella Fitzgerald
  5. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 22 Mar 1999 Ella Fitzgerald
  6. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book 23 Mar 1999 Ella Fitzgerald

Album - Compilation

  1. The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books 02 Nov 1993 Ella Fitzgerald
  2. Day Dream: Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook 21 Mar 1995 Ella Fitzgerald
  3. Reader’s Digest: The Legendary Ella Fitzgerald: Her Greatest Performances 1997 Ella Fitzgerald
  4. Reader's Digest: The Legendary Ella Fitzgerald: Her Greatest Performances 1998 Ella Fitzgerald
  5. Classic Jazz: Jazz Legends 2001 Various Artists
  6. The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald 2001 Ella Fitzgerald
  7. Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters 25 Jun 2002 Various Artists
  8. Vintage Verve 2006 Various Artists
  9. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin & Duke Ellington Songbooks 2008 Ella Fitzgerald
  10. The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books 18 Nov 2013 Ella Fitzgerald
  11. Ella & Her Fellas: 40 Original Vocal and Instrumental Collaborations 2018 Ella Fitzgerald
  12. The Great Ladies of Jazz Various Artists