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

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Opening: Music Was My First Love / It Don't Mean a Thing5:46Marianne MendtMomendts (Live in Concert)Marianne MendtAlbum + 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)

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

lyricist:Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:Duke Ellington Music
EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
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)
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)
publisher:Velvet Music (John Miles)