"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | |
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Song by Duke Ellington | |
Released | 1932 |
Recorded | February 2, 1932 |
Genre | Jazz |
Composer(s) | Duke Ellington |
Lyricist(s) | Irving Mills |
"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] In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2]