Ella Fitzgerald - It Don't Mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing) [1974]

Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass and others performing this Duke Ellington's and Irving Mills' song in London, in 1974. This live date was recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho.
Note the fun she makes in the beginning of the song and also while singing it. Ella was and still is majestic.

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• ella
• fitzgerald
• joe
• pass
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• duke
• ellington
• irving
• mills
• it
• don't
• mean
• thing
• london
• 1974

[axiacollege]

Im glad Beyonce introduced me to this song, never heard of it before and I would have never knew about Ella Fitzgerald without Beyonce. Ella had real talent! Thanks for sharing this with us!

[bretodeau]

@axiacollege Beyoncé Knowles? Does she perform "It don't mean a thing"? If so, could you please post a video reply?

[FUN2FAllSheep]

I wish I was born in the early 1930-40's, this generation is disappointing and those times had great music.

[Namine215]

I feel the need to boast that this is my cousin!!

[paoandspencer]

@FUN2FAllSheep i must agree with you this modern music has lost all of its class

[superugly75]

Fantastic!

[dopedgod]

Her vocal lines and chord phrasings were better than most guitarists today. The pitch bends she can pull off naturally, are to die for. Bless her soul, she was incredible.

[LionRoseProductions]

AMEN!

it don't mean

give me, as long as it's complete!!!

[BrittanyLeona97]

If you add up all of the talent of today's artists and multiply it by 5, it still wouldn't add up to all the talent Ella possesses in her little finger.

[Crymeariver78]

@axiacollege I can not believe that you had not heard of Ella before well ok if you had not heard of Ella you will not know Nina Simone ,Dinah Washington or even Peggy Lee shame all four are the greatest singers of all time they put Beyonce in the shade.

[tacoandpie]

if she could hear justin bieber and lady gaga now she would have probably shoot herself