Beschrijving
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.
0 Full Score A3 – 1 Full Score – 4 Piccolo – 4 Flute – 2 Oboe – 2 Bassoon – 1 Clarinet Eb – 5 Clarinet I – 5 Clarinet II – 5 Clarinet III – 1 Alto Clarinet Eb – 1 Bass Clarinet – 1 Soprano Saxophone – 4 Alto Saxophone – 2 Tenor Saxophone – 1 Baritone Saxophone – 1 Flugelhorn Eb – 2 Flugelhorn I – 2 Flugelhorn II – 1 Flugelhorn III – 3 Trumpet I – 3 Trumpet II – 2 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.