Opening: Music Was My First Love / It Don't Mean a Thing (live, 2002-11-09: Ronacher, Vienna, Austria)
~ Recording by Marianne Mendt
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.1 | Opening: Music Was My First Love / It Don't Mean a Thing | 5:46 | Marianne Mendt | Momendts (Live in Concert) | Marianne Mendt | Album + Live |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present) | 82876 59179 2 |
Relationships
| recording of: | 1. Music (on 2002-11-09: cover, live, medley) 2. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 2002-11-09: cover, live, medley) |
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Related works
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
| lyricist: | Irving Mills (in 1931) |
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| composer: | Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08) |
| publisher: | Duke Ellington Music EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Duke Elington Medley: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 〜Satin Doll〜Mood Indigo〜Take the “A” Train〜ending〜It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (order: 1) |
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| later parody versions: | It Don't Mean a Thing If Your State's Not a Swing |
| later versions: | Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap |
| part of: | The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I) (part of collection) |
| is the basis for: | Ellington Mix: It Don’t Mix Swingy Thing (Solo Tenor Horn & Brass Band) |
| arrangements: | It Don't Mean A Thing (Arr. Bengt Hallberg) It Don’t Mean a Thing (arr. Mac Huff) It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (for choir, Parry) |
Music
| lyricist and composer: | John Miles (UK singer/songwriter/guitarist/keyboardist) |
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| publisher: | Velvet Music (John Miles) |
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