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It Don't Mean A Thing

Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington

Blue Rose

Date of recording

January 1956

Audio sample

Performers

Rosemary Clooney (Soloist) (vocals)

* 23.5.1928, Maysville, Kentucky (KY), United States

† 29.6.2002, Beverly Hills, California (CA), United States

His Orchestra Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (Orchestra / Ensemble)
Duke Ellington (piano)

* 29.4.1899, Washington, DC, Maryland (MD), United States

† 24.5.1974, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Billy Strayhorn (Conductor) (leader)

* 19.11.1915, Dayton, Ohio (OH), United States

† 31.5.1967, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Clark Terry (trumpet)

* 14.12.1920, St. Louis, Missouri (MO), United States

† 21.2.2015, Pine Bluff, Arkansas (AR), United States

William "Cat" Anderson (trumpet)

* 12.9.1916, Greenville, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 29.4.1981, Norwalk, California (CA), United States

Willie Cook (trumpet)

* 11.11.1923, Tangipahoa, Louisiana (LA), United States

† 22.9.2000, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Ray Nance (trumpet)

* 10.12.1913, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 28.1.1976, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Britt Woodman (Trombone)

* 4.6.1920, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

† 13.10.2000, Hawthorne, California (CA), United States

Quentin Jackson (Trombone)

* 13.1.1909, Springfield, Ohio (OH), United States

† 2.10.1976, New York City, New York (NY), United States

John Sanders (valve trombone)

* 1925, Elmsford, New York (NY), United States

† 6.1.2019

Johnny Hodges (alto sax)

* 25.7.1906, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 12.5.1970, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Russell Procope (alto sax, clarinet)

* 11.8.1908, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 21.1.1981, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Jimmy Hamilton (tenor sax, clarinet)

* 25.5.1917, Dillon, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 20.9.1994, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax)

* 12.7.1920, Boston, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 14.5.1974, London, England, United Kingdom

Harry Carney (baritone sax)

* 1.4.1910, Boston, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 8.10.1974, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Jimmy Woode (Double Bass)

* 23.9.1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), United States

† 23.4.2005, Lindenwood, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Sam Woodyard (drums)

* 7.1.1925, Elizabeth, New Jersey (NJ), United States

† 20.9.1988, Paris, Île-de-France, France

Authors

Duke Ellington (Composer, Arranger)

* 29.4.1899, Washington, DC, Maryland (MD), United States

† 24.5.1974, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Irving Mills (Text author)

* 16.1.1884, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 21.4.1985, Palm Springs, California (CA), United States

Billy Strayhorn (Arranger)

* 19.11.1915, Dayton, Ohio (OH), United States

† 31.5.1967, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Album information

Blue Rose

Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington

Blue Rose

Year of production

1990

Record Label

CBS

Tracks

  • 1. Hey Baby
  • 2. Sophisticated Lady
  • 3. Me And You
  • 4. Passion Flower
  • 5. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
  • 6. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  • 7. Grievin'
  • 8. Blue Rose
  • 9. 1. I'm Checking Out (Strayhorn). - 2. Goombye (Ellington)
  • 10. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
  • 11. Mood Indigo
  • 12. If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do?)
  • 13. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'