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.

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