It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

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title: It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
text: "It Don't Mean a Thing" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills. It is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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description: 1932 composition by Duke Ellington
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Don%27t_Mean_a_Thing_(If_It_Ain%27t_Got_That_Swing)
date created: 2007-03-22T16:16:53Z
date modified: 2024-08-29T14:06:34Z
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