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  • It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (song)
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  • "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, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records (Br 6265) on February 2, 1932. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett covered the song for their jazz collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek. The studio video premiered on November 25, 2014.
Premiere
  • 2014-11-24
  • 2014-11-25
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Previous
  • "But Beautiful"
Written
  • Duke Ellington
  • Irving Mills
Choreographer
  • N/A
Album
stylist
Video
  • It Don't Mean A Thing
  • Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett - H&M Magical Holidays
Time
  • 143.0
Artist
  • Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
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Director
  • Nicole Ehrlich and Harvey White
  • John Renck
Photography
abstract
  • "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, now accepted as a jazz standard. The music was written and arranged by Ellington in August 1931 during intermissions at Chicago's Lincoln Tavern and was first recorded by Ellington and his orchestra for Brunswick Records (Br 6265) on February 2, 1932. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett covered the song for their jazz collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek. The studio video premiered on November 25, 2014.