Duke Ellington quotes

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 3/28/06, Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> On 3/28/06, Bapopik at aol.com <Bapopik at aol.com> wrote:
> > _Epinions.com - 10 JAZZ ALBUMS FOR THE LOVE OF  THE "SWING"_
> > (http://www.epinions.com/content_4131037316)   As Duke Ellington said
> > "it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing".
>
> If Fred needs to include just one, this would be it. Song title from
> 1932, I believe.

More quotes here:

http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/dukeellington/a/quotes_elling_d.htm


--Ben

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