It Don't Mean A Thing

In the winter of 1932, Duke Ellington; consummate jazz pianist, composer and orchestrator; released It Don't Mean A Thing (If it ain't Got That Swing) which included live vocals by Ivie Anderson. A significant work thatmarked a shift in the fashionable style, from the Hot Jazz of the 1920s to the Swing music of the 1930s. The song went on to define the era and became one of his biggest and most successful hits. This popular tune is supplied herewith vocal arrangements for full mixed SATB choir with Piano accompaniment.