I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues

"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

• 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

• List of 1930s jazz standards

References

1. "Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book - Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
2. "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
3. "allmusic.com". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
4. "Fitzgerald & Pass...Again - Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
5. "The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 - Sarah Vaughan - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
6. "Talk to Your Daughter - Robben Ford - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
7. "Softly - Roseanna Vitro - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. "Karrin Allyson - Daydream Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic.
9. Nickson, Chris (2004-09-21). "Takin' It Easy - E.G. Kight : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-24.