"I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" is a 1937 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Don George.[1]
Notable recordings
[edit]- Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Voc.: Al Hibbler - Recorded in New York City on December 1, 1944. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalogue number 20-1623B[2]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)[1]
- Dinah Shore - included on the album Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red (1960)[3]
- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass - Fitzgerald & Pass... Again (1976)[4]
- Sarah Vaughan - The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 (1979)[5]
- Robben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter (1988)[6]
- Roseanna Vitro - Softly (1993)[7]
- Karrin Allyson – Daydream (1997)[8]
- E.G. Kight - Takin' It Easy (2004)[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book - Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ^ "allmusic.com". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "Fitzgerald & Pass...Again - Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 - Sarah Vaughan - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Talk to Your Daughter - Robben Ford - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Softly - Roseanna Vitro - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Karrin Allyson - Daydream Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
- ^ Nickson, Chris (2004-09-21). "Takin' It Easy - E.G. Kight : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
