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

Name: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duration: 4 min 30 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
3.21	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	4:30	Lester Young	The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve	Lester Young	Album + Compilation	US1999-10-19	Verve Records, Inc. (credited often as just "Verve Records" for manufacturing/marketing, a division of PolyGram Classics and Jazz, of PolyGram Records, Inc.)	314 547 087-2
3.21	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)	4:30	Lester Young	The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions on Verve	Lester Young	Album + Compilation	US2006	Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)

recorded at:	Fine Sound Studios (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-10)

recording of:	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1954-12-10: instrumental)

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

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

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:	Ellington Mix: It Don’t Mix Swingy Thing (Solo Tenor Horn & Brass Band)
arrangements:	It Don't Mean A Thing (Arr. Bengt Hallberg) It Don’t Mean a Thing (arr. Mac Huff) It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (for choir, Parry)