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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
by
Joe Williams & The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra
First released:
1968,
Length:
3:04
Creators
(20)
Instruments
“Sir” Roland Hanna
(Sep 1966)
piano
Bill Berry
(Sep 1966)
trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer
(Sep 1966)
trombone
Cliff Heather
(Sep 1966)
trombone
Eddie Daniels
(Sep 1966)
saxophone
Garnett Brown
(Sep 1966)
trombone
Jerome Richardson
(Sep 1966)
saxophone
Jerry Dodgion
(Sep 1966)
saxophone
Jimmy Nottingham
(Sep 1966)
trumpet
Joe Farrell
(Sep 1966)
saxophone
Mel Lewis
(Sep 1966)
drums (drum set)
Pepper Adams
(Sep 1966)
saxophone
Richard Davis
(Sep 1966)
bass
Richard Williams
(Sep 1966)
trumpet
Sam Herman
(Sep 1966)
guitar
Snooky Young
(Sep 1966)
trumpet
Thad Jones
(Sep 1966)
flugelhorn
Tom McIntosh
(Sep 1966)
trombone
Vocals
Joe Williams
(Sep 1966)
Locations
Recorded At
A & R Recording
(Sep 1966)
Works
(1)
Recording Of
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
(Sep 1966)
Composer
Duke Ellington
(Aug 1931)
Lyricist
Irving Mills
(1931)
Releases containing this recording
(2)
Official
Album
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra
1968
Joe Williams & The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra
Presenting Joe Williams and Thad Jones / Mel Lewis: The Jazz Orchestra
15 Nov 1994
Joe Williams & The Thad Jones & Mel Lewis Orchestra