It Don't Mean a Thing
by Duke Ellington
Big Band - Sheet Music

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Concert Band - Grade 3

SKU: ML.012157050

Composed by Duke Ellington. Arranged by Dick Ravenal. Arrangements of Modern Light Music/Catalogue Real Big Band Sound Vol. 1/Catalogue Pop and Swing/Summer Concert/Pop Music/Foxtrot. Real Big Band Sound. Recorded on Upside Down (ML.311030720). Full set. Duration 2 minutes, 29 seconds. Molenaar Edition #012157050. Published by Molenaar Edition (ML.012157050).

This successful tune composed by Mills and Ellington belonged to the repertoire of the Duke Ellington Band, the complete title being 'It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing'. All jazz fans certainly remember the legendary version on the record 'The Great Reunion', recorded in New-York in April 1961 by Duke Ellington (1899-1974) with the Louis Armstrong Band.