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I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
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Wikipedia article
"'I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues'" is a 1937 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Don George.
Notable recordings
*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
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook' (1957)
*Dinah Shore - included on the album 'Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red' (1960).
*Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass - Fitzgerald & Pass... Again (1976)
*Sarah Vaughan - 'The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2' (1979)
*Robben Ford - 'Talk to Your Daughter' (1988)
*Roseanna Vitro - 'Softly' (1993)
*Karrin Allyson 'Daydream' (1997)
*E.G. Kight - 'Takin' It Easy' (2004)
See also
*List of 1930s jazz standards
References
Category:Songs with music by Duke Ellington
Category:Songs with lyrics by Don George
Category:Jazz songs
Category:1930s jazz standards
Category:Lena Horne songs
Category:1937 songs
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