I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.23I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues2:54Duke Ellington & His OrchestraThe Treasury Shows, Volume 3Duke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Live
D.E.T.S. (Duke Ellington Treasury Shows)903 9003

Relationships

alto saxophone:Otto Hardwick (in 1945-10)
Johnny Hodges (in 1945-10)
bass:Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (in 1945-10)
drums (drum set):Sonny Greer (in 1945-10)
guitar:Fred Guy (in 1945-10)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945-10)
Billy Strayhorn (in 1945-10)
reeds:Harry Carney (in 1945-10)
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (in 1945-10)
tenor saxophone:Al Sears (in 1945-10)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1945-10)
Joe Nanton (in 1945-10)
Claude Jones (in 1945-10)
trumpet:Cat Anderson (in 1945-10)
Shelton "Scad" Hemphill (in 1945-10)
Taft Jordan (in 1945-10)
Rex Stewart (in 1945-10)
vocals:Al Hibbler (in 1945-10)
arranger:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Billy Strayhorn
recorded at:Cafe Zanzibar (2nd location 1944-1946) in New York, New York, United States (in 1945-10)
recording of:I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues

I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues

lyricist:Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:Ricki Music
Tempo Music Co.