LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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“Come on Ride the Train”
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“Take the B Train”
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“Love Don’t Mean a Thing”
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“It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That Swing”
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of his most popular songs was “It Don’t Mean a Thing, if It Ain’t Got That Swing”. Duke Ellington’s song, “It Don’t Mean a Thing, ” was written in the summer of 1931.
Detailed explanation-2: -"It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills. It is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as “now legendary” and “a prophetic piece and a prophetic title".
Detailed explanation-3: -Duke Ellington wrote the melody “It Don’t Mean a Thing” at Chicago’s Lincoln Tavern in August 1931 during intermissions. Irving Mills then wrote the lyrics and the first recording, featuring Ivie Anderson, was released February 2, 1932. This recording was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
Detailed explanation-4: -Usual instrumentation: trumpet/cornet, clarinet, trombone, piano, string bass/tuba, drums, and banjo/guitar.