50+ MusicMar 1
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #BubberMiley, first published by #IrvingMills. It is accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I32ft4Sse4
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (1990 Remaster)

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50+ MusicDec 5
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #BubberMiley, first published by #IrvingMills. It is accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myRc-3oF1d0
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"

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50+ MusicDec 4
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" (also "Toodle-O" and "Todolo") is a composition written by #DukeEllington and #BubberMiley and recorded several times by Ellington for various labels from 1926–1930 under various titles. This song was in 1927 the first charting single for Duke Ellington and was one of the main examples of his early "jungle music". The composition entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Y0cJ-aEbY
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1927) HQ - Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra

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RobotKingSwingOct 1

#ElectroSwing #SongOfTheDay

Puttin' On The Ritz (feat. Bubber Miley) by Wolfgang Lohr & Louie Prima

https://freshlysqueezedmusic.bandcamp.com/track/puttin-on-the-ritz-feat-bubber-miley-club-edit

#SwingHouse #WolfgangLohr #LouiePrima #BubberMiley #ElectronicMusic #DanceMusic #Music

Puttin' On The Ritz (feat. Bubber Miley) [Club Edit], by Wolfgang Lohr & Louie Prima

from the album Black Cotton Remixed, Vol.2 (Electro Swing Versus Speakeasy Jazz)

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50+ MusicJun 30, 2025
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by #DukeEllington with lyrics by #BubberMiley, first published by #IrvingMills. It is now accepted as a #jazzStandard, and jazz historian #GuntherSchuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title". In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uALSQWYZWSE
It Don't Mean a Thing (It Ain't Got That Swing)

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50+ MusicJun 8, 2025
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" (also "Toodle-O" and "Todolo") is a composition written by #DukeEllington and #BubberMiley and recorded several times by Ellington for various labels from 1926–1930 under various titles. This song was in 1927 the first charting single for Duke Ellington and was one of the main examples of his early "jungle music". The composition entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2023.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Y0cJ-aEbY
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (1927) HQ - Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra

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RobotKingSwingMar 29, 2025

#ElectroSwing #SongOfTheDay

Puttin' On The Ritz (feat. Bubber Miley) by Wolfgang Lohr & Louie Prima

https://freshlysqueezedmusic.bandcamp.com/track/puttin-on-the-ritz-feat-bubber-miley-club-edit

#SwingHouse #WolfgangLohr #LouiePrima #BubberMiley #ElectronicMusic #DanceMusic #Music

Puttin' On The Ritz (feat. Bubber Miley) [Club Edit], by Wolfgang Lohr & Louie Prima

from the album Black Cotton Remixed, Vol.2 (Electro Swing Versus Speakeasy Jazz)

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Andrew ShieldsJan 2, 2024
Steely Dan’s “Pretzel Logic” (1974) and Duke Ellington’s “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo” (1926). #111Words #SteelyDan #Aja #PretzelLogic #RikkiDontLoseThatNumber #HoraceSilver #SongForMyFather #DukeEllington #BubberMiley #EastStLouisToodleOo #Music https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/01/steely-dans-pretzel-logic-1974-and-duke.html
Steely Dan’s “Pretzel Logic” (1974) and Duke Ellington’s “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo” (1926)

The first Steely Dan album I ever owned was surely "Aja", which came out in September 1977 when I was 13. But at some point later, I must ha...

RobotKingSwingOct 1, 2023

#ElectroSwing #SongOfTheDay

Puttin' On The Ritz (feat. Bubber Miley) by Wolfgang Lohr & Louie Prima

https://freshlysqueezedmusic.bandcamp.com/track/puttin-on-the-ritz-feat-bubber-miley-club-edit

#SwingHouse #WolfgangLohr #LouiePrima #BubberMiley #ElectronicMusic #DanceMusic #Music

Puttin' On The Ritz (feat. Bubber Miley) [Club Edit], by Wolfgang Lohr & Louie Prima

from the album Black Cotton Remixed, Vol.2 (Electro Swing Versus Speakeasy Jazz)

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