It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing GREAT VERSION

It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
GOOD SONG!

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records (Br 6265) on February 2, 1932. Ivie Anderson sang the vocal and trombonist Joe Nanton and alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges played the instrumental solos. The title was based on the oft stated credo of Ellington's former trumpeter Bubber Miley, who was dying of tuberculosis. The song became famous, Ellington wrote, "as the expression of a sentiment which prevailed among jazz musicians at the time." Probably the first song to use the phrase "swing" in the title, it introduced the term into everyday language and presaged the Swing Era by three years. The Ellington band played the song continuously over the years and recorded it numerous times, most often with trumpeter Ray Nance as vocalist.



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• Yea Swing
• swing history
• great song
• Duke Ellington
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Swing Era
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG
• GOOD MUSIC

[DeathZone5000]

This one is by Louis Armstrong, hope that helps?

[Interkyo]

i don't know

[aslbyrk]

This is the Billy Banks version, he was also famous for successfully impersonating female voice on his records.

[wishingwell22]

best. version. EVER.

[MrDonchev]

it is the BILLY BANKS version

[6Recrucify6Jesus6]

Damn this is amazing it makes me wana to it so fuckin bad!!!! Ugh I can't hold it back!!!!

[garcialayne2201]

love it!

[pandaLMT]

@Biiaattcchh100

lol i heard that i thought the exact same thing!

[pandaLMT]

@Biiaattcchh100

lol i heard thought that exact same thing!

[SwingHH]

hi this is for sure a great version, one of my top 3 fovourites BUT (as deathzone500 says) NO LOUIS ARMSTRONG Interesting is the "women" voise in falsett is Fats Waller!! The full line up (not 100% sure): billy banks (voc) fats fall (voc & piano) henry "red" allen (t) tommy dorsey (tb) jimmy lord (cl) pee wee russel (cl+as+ts) jack bland (g) pops foster (b) zutty singleton (d) recorded 18. august 1932 lets dance!

[haitianchick]

i ADORE this version of this song!!! THANKS!!!

[Biiaattcchh100]

this just begs for a house music remix :D