Things Ain't What They Used to Be

~ Recording by Duke Ellington

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Things Ain't What They Used to Be3:02Duke Ellington70th Birthday ConcertDuke EllingtonAlbum + Live
Blue NoteCDP 7243 8 32746 2 8
1.15Things Ain’t What They Used To Be - Live; Digitally Remastered3:02Duke EllingtonJazz Volume: Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2022-11-15
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
1.8Things Ain't What They Used to Be3:02Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington's 70th Birthday ConcertDuke EllingtonAlbum + LiveUnited ArtistsSS 19000 X/1-2

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (on 1969-11-26)
double bass:Victor Gaskin (on 1969-11-26)
drums (drum set):Rufus Jones (drums, aka Speedy Jones) (on 1969-11-26)
organ:Wild Bill Davis (on 1969-11-26)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1969-11-26)
tenor saxophone:Harold Ashby (on 1969-11-26)
Paul Gonsalves (on 1969-11-26)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1969-11-26)
Chuck Connors (trombonist) (on 1969-11-26)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (on 1969-11-26)
Mercer Ellington (on 1969-11-26)
Rolf Ericson (on 1969-11-26)
Cootie Williams (on 1969-11-26)
recorded at:Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (on 1969-11-26)
recording of:Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (on 1969-11-26: live)

Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

lyricist:Ted Persons
composer:Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
is the basis for:Blues for Therese Johaug
arrangements:Things Ain't What They Used To Be (arr. Pitts)
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (arr. Baylock)