ivie anderson composed it don't mean a thing.
ivie anderson composed it don't mean a thing.
who composed it don't mean a thing?
ivie anderson
it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing (album)









































it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing is a studio album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington and singer teresa brewer originally released on bob thiele's flying dutchman label in 1973. it features the final studio recordings by ellington.









































section::::reception.









































the allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.









































section::::track listing.









































bullet::::1. "it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)" (ellington, irving mills)









































bullet::::2. "i ain't got nothin' but the blues"









































bullet::::3. "satin doll" (ellington, billy strayhorn, johnny mercer)
it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing (album)
bullet::::- lilian vieira - vocals on "perdido / satin doll", 'doo wah' vocals on "it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)"









































bullet::::- stefan kruger - drums and percussion on "perdido / satin doll" and "it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)"









































bullet::::- iggy pop - vocals on "it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)"









































bullet::::- stefan schmid - synthesizer on "it don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)"









































bullet::::- production









































bullet::::- joe jackson - arrangements, producer, recording engineer









































bullet::::- akahiro nishimura - assistant recording engineer
the duke (joe jackson album)