Duke Ellington, André Previn, David Finck's ' "It Don't Mean a Thing" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1999. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:58, 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. This song is part of We got it good by André Previn, David Finck. The song's track number on the album is #13 out of 13 tracks. Based on our data, Germany was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, It Don't Mean a Thing's popularity is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.
Since It Don't Mean a Thing by Duke Ellington, André Previn, David Finck has a tempo of 130 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With It Don't Mean a Thing being at 130 BPM, the half-time would be 65 BPM with a double-time of 260 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
A♭ Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Star-Crossed Lovers (aka Pretty Girl) | Duke Ellington | D♭ Major | 1 | 3B | 104 BPM | ||
| Nardis | Bill Evans Trio | C Major | 1 | 8B | 80 BPM | ||
| Journey Into The Melody | Stanley Turrentine | F Major | 0 | 7B | 98 BPM | ||
| Everytime We Say Goodbye | John Coltrane | E♭ Major | 1 | 5B | 122 BPM | ||
| Dat Dere (Live) | Bobby Timmons Trio | A♭ Major | 1 | 4B | 147 BPM | ||
| Autumn Nocturne | Lou Donaldson | C Major | 1 | 8B | 124 BPM | ||
| You're My Everything - Original Version With False Start | Miles Davis Quintet | B♭ Major | 2 | 6B | 119 BPM | ||
| Chi Chi | Charlie Parker Quartet | A♭ Major | 5 | 4B | 96 BPM | ||
| My Funny Valentine - Rudy Van Gelder Remaster 2007 | Miles Davis Quintet | C Minor | 1 | 5A | 70 BPM | ||
| Whirly-Bird | Count Basie Orchestra | A♭ Major | 5 | 4B | 132 BPM | ||
| Warm Valley | Johnny Hodges | F Major | 2 | 7B | 93 BPM | ||
| Straight, No Chaser | Thelonious Monk | E♭ Major | 4 | 5B | 93 BPM | ||
| Late Date | Buddy Rich | D♭ Major | 2 | 3B | 106 BPM | ||
| On Green Dolphin Street | Vince Guaraldi | B♭ Major | 1 | 6B | 104 BPM | ||
| Lush Life | Billy Strayhorn | D♭ Major | 1 | 3B | 102 BPM | ||
| Witch Hunt - Remastered1998/Rudy Van Gelder Edition | Wayne Shorter | F Minor | 7 | 4A | 100 BPM | ||
| Skal Brothers | Tommy Flanagan | C Major | 3 | 8B | 132 BPM | ||
| Dolphin Dance | Ahmad Jamal Trio | E Minor | 2 | 9A | 75 BPM | ||
| Days Of Wine And Roses | McCoy Tyner | G Minor | 1 | 6A | 66 BPM | ||
| Say It (Over And Over Again) | John Coltrane Quartet | E♭ Major | 1 | 5B | 66 BPM | ||
| Never Will I Marry (Nancy Wilson & the Cannonball Adderley Quintet) | Nancy Wilson | F Major | 1 | 7B | 49 BPM | ||
| Where or When | Wynton Marsalis | E Major | 0 | 12B | 125 BPM | ||
| Turiya & Ramakrishna | Alice Coltrane | F♯ Major | 3 | 2B | 110 BPM | ||
| Blue Ballad | Phil Woods, Space Jazz Trio | D Major | 2 | 10B | 118 BPM | ||
| House Of Jade - Rudy Van Gelder 24 Bit Mastering/1999 Digital Remaster | Wayne Shorter | G Minor | 3 | 6A | 98 BPM |