Maynard Ferguson, Big Bop Nouveau's ' "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" was released on its scheduled release date, August 22, 2000. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:20, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in Various Artists's "Introduction To Big Band Swing" album is number 6 out of 11. Based on our statistics, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)'s popularity is unknown right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.
We consider the tempo marking of It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by Maynard Ferguson, Big Bop Nouveau to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 120 BPM, a half-time of 60BPM, and a double-time of 240 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song is in the music key of F Minor. Because this track belongs in the F Minor key, the camelot key is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiplash | US Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors | G Minor | 4 | 6A | 97 BPM | ||
| Tossed Salads And Scrambled Eggs - Instrumental | Gary Burton | F Minor | 4 | 4A | 129 BPM | ||
| Roy Allan | Roy Hargrove Big Band | A♭ Major | 5 | 4B | 98 BPM | ||
| South 21st Shuffle | Maynard Ferguson | A♭ Major | 7 | 4B | 103 BPM | ||
| To the Top | Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra | F Major | 9 | 7B | 130 BPM | ||
| RU Chicken? | Kris Berg, The Metroplexity Big Band | A♭ Major | 6 | 4B | 118 BPM | ||
| Lullaby of the Leaves | The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band | F Minor | 4 | 4A | 129 BPM | ||
| Dance Big'un Dance | Alfred Jazz Ensemble | G Minor | 7 | 6A | 122 BPM | ||
| Count Bubba's Revenge | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band | A♭ Major | 5 | 4B | 95 BPM | ||
| Blues For Alice's Freigth Train | Wycliffe Gordon, Stacy Dillard, Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley | C Major | 1 | 8B | 134 BPM | ||
| Wii Sports Theme (From "Wii Sports") | The 8-Bit Big Band | A Minor | 5 | 8A | 103 BPM | ||
| Quintessence | The Quincy Jones-Sammy Nestico Orchestra | F Major | 3 | 7B | 175 BPM | ||
| Sister Sadie | Woody Herman | A Minor | 5 | 8A | 131 BPM | ||
| Breaking News Shuffle | Jacob Mann Big Band | B♭ Minor | 5 | 3A | 124 BPM | ||
| Lifelong Friends | Kris Berg, The Metroplexity Big Band | F Minor | 4 | 4A | 124 BPM | ||
| Unforgettable | Bill Watrous | B Minor | 0 | 10A | 76 BPM | ||
| Time Check | Elliot Deutsch | G Major | 8 | 9B | 130 BPM | ||
| Malaguena | Stan Kenton | G Minor | 6 | 6A | 83 BPM | ||
| Squib Cakes | Tower Of Power | B♭ Minor | 9 | 3A | 118 BPM | ||
| New Ground | Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band | A Minor | 9 | 8A | 127 BPM | ||
| Mamacita | Joe Henderson | B♭ Major | 5 | 6B | 175 BPM | ||
| Puddle Jumping | Marshall Gilkes, The WDR Big Band | B♭ Minor | 4 | 3A | 120 BPM | ||
| Big Swing Face | Buddy Rich Big Band | D Minor | 7 | 7A | 84 BPM | ||
| Count Bubba | Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band | F Minor | 5 | 4A | 92 BPM | ||
| A Song For You | Woody Herman | F Major | 4 | 7B | 138 BPM |