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"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.
"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. It is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". [1]
Duke’s famous original recording of the song which has been credited as possibly the first popular tune to include the word “swing” in the title.CD audio, or...
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" on The Ed Sullivan Show on March 7, 1965. Subscribe now to never miss...
The song contains less than a minute of vocals, but the limited lyrics convey a simple message: all you really need is swing. Originally recorded in 1931, Duke Ellington’s composition became a...
Today, the most common use among jazz musicians relates to subtle changes in the timing of the melody, which promote a “swing feeling.” That is to say that the melody notes are played ahead of the beat, across the beat, or behind the beat, allowing the performer to express a more relaxed, rhythmic, or even driving feeling.
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Lyrics: What good is melody? / What good is music / If it ain't possessing something sweet? / Now it ain't the melody / And it...
