It Don't Mean a Thing
Every version of “It Don't Mean a Thing” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 6 recordings, 1954 to 1975, by 6 leaders, including Duke Ellington / Rosemary Clooney, Gene Ammons, Gil Mellé Quartet. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include It Don't Mean a Thing. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1954Stan Getz at The ShrineStan Getz★★★★★
- 1956Blue RoseDuke Ellington / Rosemary Clooney★★★★☆
- 1956It Don't Mean a ThingLester Young★★★★☆
- 1957QuadramaGil Mellé Quartet★★★★☆
- 1974GoodbyeGene Ammons★★★★★
- 1975Ellington Is ForeverKenny Burrell★★★★★
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.