Duke Ellington & Teresa Brewer - It Don't Mean A Thing (1973)

Tracks

01. It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
02. I Ain't Got Nothing' But The Blues
03. Satin Doll
04. Mood Indigo
05. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
06. I'm Begging To See The Light
07. I've Got To Be A Rugcutter
08. I've Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
09. Tulip Or Turnip
10. It's Kind Of Lonesome Out Tonight
11. Poco Mucho

Personnel

Duke Ellington – piano
Teresa Brewer - vocals
Ray Nance - cornet (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Johnny Coles (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Mercer Ellington (tracks 1 & 7), Tyree Glenn (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 & 11), Barrie Lee Hall (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Money Johnson (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Joe Newman (tracks 1 & 7), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 1 & 7), Jimmy Owens (tracks 1 & 7), Ernie Royal, (tracks 1 & 7) - trumpet
Art Baron (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Vince Prudente - trombone
Chuck Connors - bass trombone (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Harold Minerve - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Russell Procope - alto saxophone (tracks 1-8, 10 & 11)
Harold Ashby - clarinet, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Norris Turney - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Harry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet (tracks 1-8, 10 & 11)
Joe Beck - guitar (tracks 4, 9 & 11)
Joe Benjamin - bass (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10)
Herb Bushler - electric bass (tracks 4, 9 & 11)
Quentin White (tracks 1-3, 5-8 & 10), Pretty Purdie (tracks 4, 9 & 11) - drums
Bunny Briggs - vocals (tracks 1, 7 & 9)
James Mtume - conga (track 11)