Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'

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"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" is a 1941 ^[1] song composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, with lyrics written by Lee Gaines. It was released on his 1941 album ”Take the ‘A’ Train” (Vintage Jazz Classics).

Contents 1 Trivia 2 Notable recordings 3 See also 4 Notes

[edit] Trivia

Early pressings of Victor 27587, released 12Sep41, show "Just a-Settin' and a-Rockin'"; the title was ordered changed to "Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'" on labels printed after "2/19" (19Feb42?); no copyright for this song was registered in the 1940s. ^[2]

[edit] Notable recordings

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)

[edit] See also

• Duke Ellington
• Duke Ellington discography

[edit] Notes

1. ^ The Duke Ellington Music Society
2. ^ The Duke Ellington Music Society

v • d • e Duke Ellington Albums The Blanton–Webster Band · Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band · Ellington at Newport · The Complete Porgy and Bess · Such Sweet Thunder · Ellington Indigos · Newport Jazz Festival (1958) · Black, Brown and Beige · Jazz Party · Anatomy of a Murder · Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins · Money Jungle · The Great Paris Concert · Duke Ellington & John Coltrane · Ella at Duke's Place · Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur · The Far East Suite · The Stockholm Concert, 1966 · ...And His Mother Called Him Bill · Francis A. & Edward K. Songs All Too Soon · Azure · Caravan · Cotton Tail · Day Dream · Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me · Don't Get Around Much Anymore · Drop Me Off in Harlem · Everything But You · I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues · I Didn't Know About You · I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) · I'm Beginning to See the Light · I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So · In a Mellow Tone · In a Sentimental Mood · It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) · Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' · Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me) · Mood Indigo · Prelude to a Kiss · Rocks in My Bed · (In My) Solitude · Satin Doll · Sophisticated Lady Compositions Black, Brown and Beige · C Jam Blues · Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue Orchestra Members Cat Anderson · Ivie Anderson · Harold Ashby · Shorty Baker · Butch Ballard · Louie Bellson · Barney Bigard · Jimmy Blanton · Wellman Braud · Lawrence Brown · Red Callender · Harry Carney · Mercer Ellington · Jimmy Forrest · Peter Giger · Tyree Glenn · Paul Gonsalves · Sonny Greer · Jimmy Hamilton · Otto Hardwick · Johnny Hodges · ' · Al Hibbler · Quentin Jackson · Louis Metcalf · James "Bubber" Miley · Ray Nance · Tricky Sam Nanton · Oscar Pettiford · Russell Procope · Betty Roché · 'Al Sears · Willie Smith · Billy Strayhorn · Rex Stewart · Billy Taylor · Clark Terry · Juan Tizol · Ben Webster · Arthur Whetsol · Cootie Williams · Britt Woodman · Sam Woodyard Other Black and Tan Fantasy · Cabin in the Sky · Duke Ellington Bridge · Duke Ellington House · Duke Ellington School of the Arts · Irving Mills · Sophisticated Ladies Discography ·

Dame Cleo Laine also did a great recording.