Listen to It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by Buddy Rich

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

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

Buddy Rich

Stimme und Gesang

Joe Mondragon

Bass

Alvin Stoller

Schlagzeug

Howard Roberts

Gitarre

Paul Smith

Klavier

Ben Webster

Tenorsaxofon

Harry Edison

Trompete

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Duke Ellington

Komponist:in

Irving Mills

Texte

PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK

Norman Granz

Produzent:in

Lyrics

It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing

It don't mean a thing, all you got to do is swing

It makes no difference if it's sweet or hot

Just give that rhythm everything you've got

Man, it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing

Sweet's Edison

Howard Roberts at the guitar

Big Ben Webster

Paul Smith

Alvin Stoller

Joe Mondragon, get 'em Joseph

It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing

Yeah, that swing

Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills

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