bugune kadar seslendirenler ve albümleri şu şekildedir.
Thelonius Monk - Thelonious Monk plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957), Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (1967), Ella in London (1974)
Nina Simone - Nina Simone Sings Ellington (1962)
Carmen McRae, Betty Carter - The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987)
Tony Bennett - MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett (1995), Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
Eva Cassidy - American Tune (2003)
The Mills Brothers - Golden Greats (2002), Goodbye, Blues (2005)
Gabin - Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap (2007)
duke ellington'in 1931'de besteledigi, irving mills'in sozlerini yazdigi, coverlanma bakimindan caz dunyasinin yesterday'i gibi olan, kipir kipir bir sarki. sozleri:
what good is melody?
what good is music?
if it ain't possessing something sweet
it ain't the melody, it ain't the music
there's something else that makes the tune complete
it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing
it don't mean a thing all you got to do is sing
it makes no difference
if it's sweet or hot
just give that rhythm
everything you've got
it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing
