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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra)
About This Song
About "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra)" by Rosemary Clooney
Clooney and Ellington transform the swing standard into a velvet duel. Her voice is a cool, knowing breeze; his orchestra answers with brass stabs of pure joy. The tension is between restraint and release—a poised ballroom where every syncopated step threatens to break into a grin.