DUKE ELLINGTON — It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

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Album · 1973

Filed under Big Band
By DUKE ELLINGTON

Tracklist

A1 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
A2 I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
A3 Satin Doll
A4 Mood Indigo
A5 Don't Get Around Much Anymore
A6 I'm Beginning To See The Light
B1 I've Got To Be A Rugcutter
B2 I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
B3 Tulip Or Turnip
B4 It's Kinda Lonesome Out Tonight
B5 Poco Mucho

Line-up/Musicians

Duke Ellington – piano
Teresa Brewer - vocals
Ray Nance - cornet (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Johnny Coles (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Mercer Ellington (tracks 1 & 7), Tyree Glenn (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11), Barrie Lee Hall (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Money Johnson (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Joe Newman (tracks 1 & 7), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 1 & 7), Jimmy Owens (tracks 1 & 7), Ernie Royal, (tracks 1 & 7) - trumpet
Art Baron (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Vince Prudente - trombone
Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Harold Minerve - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Russell Procope - alto saxophone (tracks 1-8, 10 & 11)
Harold Ashby - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Norris Turney - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet (tracks 1-8, 10 & 11)
Joe Beck - guitar (tracks 4, 9 & 11)
Joe Benjamin - bass (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Herb Bushler - electric bass (tracks 4, 9 & 11)
Quentin White (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Pretty Purdie (tracks 4, 9 & 11) - drums
Bunny Briggs - vocals (tracks 1, 7 & 9)
James Mtume - conga (track 11)

About this release

Flying Dutchman ‎– FD 10166(US)

Recorded in New York on September 4, 5, 6, 1973

Thanks to snobb for the addition

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