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

~ Song

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lyricist:	Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:	Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)

publisher:	Duke Ellington Music EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)

SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7816 [info]
Wikidata:	Q730605 [info]

referred to in medleys:	Duke Elington Medley: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 〜Satin Doll〜Mood Indigo〜Take the “A” Train〜ending〜It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (order: 1)
later parody versions:	It Don't Mean a Thing If Your State's Not a Swing
later versions:	Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap
part of:	The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection)
is the basis for:	Swingy Thing (Solo Tenor Horn & Brass Band)

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1932-02-02	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	?:??
1932-02-02	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington	3:08
1932-02-02	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	?:??
1932-02-02	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing [1932-02-02]		Ivie Anderson	3:12
1932-02-02	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:11
1932-02-02	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:10
1932-04-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		The Mills Brothers	2:18
1932-04-14	It Don’t Mean a Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing		The Mills Brothers	2:16
1932-06	It Don't Mean a Thing		The Mills Brothers	2:27
1932-06	It Don't Mean a Thing (6/32)		The Mills Brothers	2:17
1932-08-18	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Billy Banks and His Orchestra	2:53
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing		The Boswell Sisters	?:??
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing		The Boswell Sisters	3:12
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing		The Boswell Sisters	3:17
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing		The Boswell Sisters	3:16
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing		The Boswell Sisters	3:19
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		The Boswell Sisters	3:27
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		The Boswell Sisters	3:21
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		The Boswell Sisters	?:??
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		The Boswell Sisters	3:25
1932-11-22	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing		The Boswell Sisters	3:24
1935-10-21	It Don’t Mean a Thing (1935-10-21)		Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, The Quintet of the Hot Club of France	3:04
1935-10-21	It Don’t Mean a Thing (1935-10-21)		Stéphane Grappelli and His Hot Four	3:05
1939-04-03	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra	3:16
1939-04-03	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Lionel Hampton	3:15
1939-04-03	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Lionel Hampton	3:13
1939-04-03	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra	3:16
1944-01-18	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing		Svend Asmussen	2:40
1944-05-07	It Don't Mean a Thing	live	Duke Ellington	3:05
1944-12	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	live	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:57
1945-04-21	It Don't Mean a Thing		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:36
1945-04-21	It Don’t Mean a Thing		Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	4:31
1945-05-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	2:59
1945-05-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:03
1945-05-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:00
1945-05-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:00
1945-05-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington	3:01
1945-05-14	It Don’t Mean a Thing		Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:02
1945-05-14	It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing		Joya Sherrill & Kay Davis & Marie Ellington	3:03
1945-05-19	It Don't Mean a Thing	live	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:57
1945	It Don't Mean a Thing		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:02
1945	It Don't Mean a Thing (If You Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington	2:59
1947-05-10	It Don't Mean a Thing		Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	2:40
1948 – 1949	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing		Al Hibbler	3:03
1949-12-28	It Don't Mean a Thing		Charlie Ventura & His Orchestra	2:33
1950-06-09	It Don't Mean a Thing		Roy Eldridge	3:00
1950-06-09	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Roy Eldridge Quintet	3:03
1952-01-07	It Don't Mean a Thing		Shelly Manne Septet	2:20
1952-01-07	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Shelly Manne	2:21
1952-01-07	It Don't Mean a Thing		Shelly Manne Septet Featuring Jimmy Giuffre & Art Pepper	?:??
1952-01-07	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Jimmy Giuffre	2:21
1952-01-07	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Shelly Manne, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers & Bill Russo	2:17
1952-01-07	It Don’t Mean a Thing	instrumental	Shelly Manne	2:21
1952-02-29	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Erroll Garner	3:04
1952-03-25	Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Any More / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Prelude to a Kiss / It Don't Mean a Thing / Solitude / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart	instrumental, live and medley	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	6:55
1952-03-25	Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Prelude to a Kiss / It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Going That Swing) / Solitude / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Anymore	instrumental, live and medley	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	6:40
1953-07-30	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Stan Getz Quintet	6:23
1953-07-30	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Stan Getz Quintet	6:19
1953-07-30	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Stan Getz Quartet	6:20
1953-12-09	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Stan Getz	6:40
1953-12-09	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Dizzy Gillespie – Stan Getz Sextet	6:38
1953-12-09	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie	6:41
1953-12-09	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz	6:40
1953-12-09	It Don’t Mean a Thing	instrumental	D. Gillespie & S. Getz	6:37
1954-02-06	It Don’t Mean a Thing		Clark Terry	3:16
1954-02-08	Don't Get Around Much Anymore / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Sophisticated Lady / Caravan / It Don't Mean a Thing / Solitude / C-Jam Blues / I Let a Song Go Out My Heart	live and medley	Duke Ellington	7:59
1954-06-17	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	10:18
1954-06	It Don't Mean a Thing		Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	10:20
1954-08-02	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		George Cates & His Orchestra feat. Mel Tormé	2:14
1954-11-08	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental and live	Stan Getz	6:03
1954-11-08	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (live, 1954-11-08)	instrumental and live	Stan Getz	5:58
1954-12-09	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing	instrumental	Joe Harriott with The Tony Kinsey Trio	?:??
1954-12-14	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental and live	Gerry Mulligan	3:51
1955-01-01	Duke Ellington Medley	live and medley	Tommy Dorsey & Jimmy Dorsey	9:09
1955-04-26	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Bob Cooper	3:06
1955-07-21 – 1955-07-27	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)	cover and instrumental	Thelonious Monk	4:42
1956-01-27	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)		Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	2:55
1956-01-27	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)		Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	2:51
1956-09-13	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Teddy Wilson Trio	3:38
1956-09-19	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Paul Gonsalves Featuring Clark Terry And Jimmy Woode	3:17
1956-11	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	J. R. Monterose	4:08
1957-03-10	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Kenny Burrell / Bill Jennings / Tiny Grimes	4:10
1957-03-18	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Max Roach	4:45
1957-03	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Stuff Smith	4:28
1957-04-04	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Bobby Hackett	3:09
1957-04-28	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Ella Fitzgerald & Roy Eldridge Sextet	7:55
1957-06-17	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Sidney Bechet & Martial Solal feat. Kenny Clarke	2:58
1957-09-04 – 1957-09-16	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)	cover	Ella Fitzgerald	4:15
1957-12	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)		Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan	2:11
1958-08-22	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Chico Hamilton	4:16
1958-10-29	Medley	medley	Duke Ellington	18:38
1958-11-13	Don't Mean a Thing	cover	C-jam All Stars	4:02
1959-01-12	It Don't Mean a Thing	cover and live	Max Geldray	2:36
1959-03-04	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental and live	Sonny Rollins	4:47
1959-03-26	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Bobby Hackett	2:21
1959-03-26	It Don't Mean a Thing	instrumental	Bobby Hackett	2:20
1959-12-21	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)	instrumental	The Modern Jazz Quartet	5:04
1959	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Candido	3:05
1960-03-25	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental	Buddy Tate / Claude Hopkins	5:30
1960-04-13	It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Ain't Got That Swing)	instrumental and live	The Modern Jazz Quartet	5:38
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