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Written by Duke Ellington, also Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington and His Orchestra), Sophisticated Lady (Rosemary Clooney) and In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Released on Colpix, also Rags and Old Iron, Work Song and Blue Prelude
Part of Nina Simone Sings Ellington, also Solitude, Hey, Buddy Bolden and I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
Written by Irving Mills, also Sophisticated Lady (Rosemary Clooney), Straighten Up and Fly Right (The Nat King Cole Trio) and In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Duke Ellington wrote 256 songs on fono
Irving Mills wrote 39 songs on fono
Duke Ellington’s most frequent co-writer is Billy Strayhorn (32 songs together)
Irving Mills’s most frequent co-writer is Duke Ellington (18 songs together)
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
- Performed by
- Nina Simone
- Part of
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington
- Released on
- Colpix
- Written by
- Duke Ellington and Irving Mills
- Performed by
- Nina Simone
- Part of
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington
- Released on
- Colpix
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Duke Ellington
Same writer: Irving Mills
Same label: Colpix
Same release: Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Same writer: Irving Mills
Same label: Colpix
Same release: Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Same writer: Duke Ellington
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was performed by Nina Simone
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was performed by Nina Simone
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was written by Duke Ellington
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was written by Duke Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was written by Irving Mills
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was written by Irving Mills
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) is part of the release Nina Simone Sings Ellington
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) is part of the release Nina Simone Sings Ellington
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Colpix is the label of the song It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Colpix is the label of the song It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was released on 1962
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) was released on 1962
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026