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I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues

Ella Fitzgerald

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  • 1957
  • 4:43
  • 80 BPM · C major

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  1. Engineered by Val Valentin, also ’S Wonderful, Too Darn Hot and Manhattan

  2. Produced by Norman Granz, also ’S Wonderful, Too Darn Hot and Manhattan

  3. Released on Verve, also ’S Wonderful, Too Darn Hot and Baby I’m a Fool (Melody Gardot)

  4. Written by Duke Ellington, also Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra), Sophisticated Lady (Rosemary Clooney) and In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)

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Credits

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Written by
Don George and Duke Ellington
Produced by
Norman Granz
Performed by
Britt Woodman, Clark Terry, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, John Sanders, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Quentin Jackson, Ray Nance, Russell Procope, Sam Woodyard, William “Cat” Anderson and Willie Cook
Engineered by
Val Valentin
Part of
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Released on
Verve

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Britt Woodman

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Britt Woodman

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  2. 2MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Clark Terry

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Clark Terry

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  3. 3MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Duke Ellington

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Duke Ellington

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  4. 4MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

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  5. 5MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Ella Fitzgerald

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Ella Fitzgerald

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  6. 6MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Harry Carney

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Harry Carney

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  7. 7MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Jimmy Hamilton

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Jimmy Hamilton

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  8. 8MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Jimmy Woode

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Jimmy Woode

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  9. 9MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by John Sanders

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by John Sanders

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  10. 10MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Johnny Hodges

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Johnny Hodges

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  11. 11MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Paul Gonsalves

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Paul Gonsalves

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  12. 12MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Quentin Jackson

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Quentin Jackson

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  13. 13MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Ray Nance

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Ray Nance

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  14. 14MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Russell Procope

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Russell Procope

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  15. 15MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Sam Woodyard

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Sam Woodyard

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  16. 16MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by William “Cat” Anderson

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by William “Cat” Anderson

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  17. 17MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Willie Cook

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was performed by Willie Cook

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  18. 18MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was produced by Norman Granz

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was produced by Norman Granz

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  19. 19MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was written by Don George

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was written by Don George

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  20. 20MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was written by Duke Ellington

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was written by Duke Ellington

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  21. 21MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues is part of the release Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues is part of the release Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book

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  22. 22MusicBrainz Verve is the label of the song I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues

    Verve is the label of the song I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues

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  23. 23MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was engineered by Val Valentin

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was engineered by Val Valentin

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  24. 24MusicBrainz I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was released on 1957

    I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues was released on 1957

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