It Don't Mean a Thing Duke Ellington / Arr. Dick Ravenal

Titel / Title: It Don't Mean a Thing
Untertitel / Subtitle:
Instrumentation: Fanfare Band

This successful tune composed by Mills and Ellington belonged to the repertoire of the Duke Ellington Band, the complete title being It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing. All jazz fans certainly remember the legendary version on the record The Great Reunion, recorded in New-York in April 1961 by Duke Ellington (1899-1974) with the Louis Armstrong Band.

[FR]
Ce classique de jazz de Mills et Ellington faisait partie du répertoire de l'orchestre de Duke Ellington (1899-1974). Le titre complet est It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing. Les jazz fans se souviennent sûrement de l'enregistrement qu'avait fait Ellington avec l'orchestre de Louis Armstrong pour l'album The Great Reunion enregistré à New York en avril 1961.

[NL]
Dit succesnummer van Mills en Ellington behoorde tot het standaardrepertoire van de Duke Ellington band. De volledige titel luidt: It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing. Bekend is de legendarische uitvoering door Louis Armstrong met Duke Ellington (1899-1974) op de fameuze Great Reunion plaat in april 1961 in New York opgenomen.

Besetzungsliste / Instrumentation:

0 Full Score A3
1 Full Score
2 Soprano Saxophone
4 Alto Saxophone
2 Tenor Saxophone
1 Baritone Saxophone
2 Flugelhorn Eb
5 Flugelhorn I
5 Flugelhorn II
5 Flugelhorn III
3 Trumpet I
3 Trumpet II
3 Trumpet III
2 Horn I + III F/Eb
2 Horn II + IV F/Eb
2 Trombone I C
1 Trombone I Bb (BC/TC)
2 Trombone II C
1 Trombone II Bb (BC/TC)
2 Trombone III C
1 Trombone III Bb (BC/TC)
2 Baritone C
4 Baritone Bb (BC/TC)
2 Bas Bb (BC/TC)
2 Bas Eb (BC/TC)
4 Tuba C
3 Percussion
1 Timpani