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It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) by Thelonious Monk

First released: Feb 1956, Length: 4:41

Creators (4)

Instruments

  1. Kenny Clarke (21 Jul 1955 - 27 Jul 1955) drums (drum set)
  2. Oscar Pettiford (21 Jul 1955 - 27 Jul 1955) double bass
  3. Thelonious Monk (21 Jul 1955 - 27 Jul 1955) piano

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Van Gelder Studio (21 Jul 1955 - 27 Jul 1955)

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (21 Jul 1955 - 27 Jul 1955) instrumental, cover

    Composer

    1. Duke Ellington (Aug 1931)

    Lyricist

    1. Irving Mills (1931)

Releases containing this recording (23)

Official

Album

  1. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington Feb 1956 Thelonious Monk
  2. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 1966 Thelonious Monk
  3. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 1987 Thelonious Monk
  4. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 27 Mar 1996 Thelonious Monk
  5. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 21 Jun 2006 Thelonious Monk
  6. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 27 Mar 2007 Thelonious Monk Keepnews Collection
  7. Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 2007 Thelonious Monk

Album - Compilation

  1. The Thelonious Monk Story 1966 Thelonious Monk
  2. The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986 Thelonious Monk
  3. The Riverside Records Story 21 Oct 1997 Various Artists
  4. Thelonious Monk: Original Jazz Classics Collection 1997 Thelonious Monk
  5. Four Classic Albums 03 Nov 2008 Thelonious Monk
  6. Piano Jazz 18 Oct 2009 Various Artists
  7. L’Histoire du piano jazz 13 Nov 2009 Various Artists
  8. Eight Classic Albums 2010 Thelonious Monk
  9. The Complete Albums Collection 1954-57 2015 Thelonious Monk
  10. 5 Original Albums 2016 Thelonious Monk
  11. Timeless Classic Albums 2018 Thelonious Monk
  12. BD Jazz n°50: Thelonious Monk / Louis Joos Thelonious Monk

Other - Compilation

  1. Keep Calm And Listen Thelonious Monk 22 Jan 2016 Thelonious Monk