Things Ain't What They Used to Be
Every version of “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 11 recordings, 1954 to 2015, by 8 leaders, including Oscar Peterson, Kenny Burrell, Dave Brubeck Quartet. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Things Ain't What They Used to Be. 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.
- 1954Dance to the Duke!Duke Ellington and His Orchestra★★★★☆
- 1958Dave Brubeck at NewportDave Brubeck Quartet★★★★☆
- 1959The Duke Ellington SongbookOscar Peterson★★★★★
- 1960MoodsThe Three Sounds★★★★☆
- 1961Late Hour SpecialGene Ammons★★★★☆
- 1962Night TrainOscar Peterson★★★★★
- 1969Asphalt Canyon SuiteKenny Burrell★★★★☆
- 1977Oscar Peterson Jam: Montreux ’77Oscar Peterson★★★★☆
- 1985The Gene Harris Trio Plus OneGene Harris★★★★☆
- 1989Live at Town Hall, N.Y.C.Gene Harris and The Philip Morris Superband★★★★★
- 2015The Road to LoveKenny 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.