Brunswick matrix C7939. It don’t mean a thing (If it ain’t got that swing) / Duke Ellington Orchestra

TitleSource
It don’t mean a thing (If it ain’t got that swing) (Primary title)Laird
Authors and ComposersNotes
Irving Mills (lyricist)
Duke Ellington (composer)
Composer information source: Laird.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Duke Ellington Orchestra (Musical group)
Duke Ellington (leader)
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with vocal
  • Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, bass, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 11 men.
Session indicated as recorded in the PM.
Documentation of Brunswick Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
8/11/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio B A Unknown
8/11/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio B B Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C7939. It don’t mean a thing (If it ain’t got that swing) / Duke Ellington Orchestra," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000241729/C7939-It_dont_mean_a_thing_If_it_aint_got_that_swing.

Brunswick matrix C7939. It don’t mean a thing (If it ain’t got that swing) / Duke Ellington Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000241729/C7939-It_dont_mean_a_thing_If_it_aint_got_that_swing.

"Brunswick matrix C7939. It don’t mean a thing (If it ain’t got that swing) / Duke Ellington Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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