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.^[1]

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^[2]
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)^[1]
• Dinah Shore - included on the album Dinah Sings Some Blues with Red (1960)^[3]
• Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass - Fitzgerald & Pass... Again (1976)^[4]
• Sarah Vaughan - The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 (1979)^[5]
• Robben Ford - Talk to Your Daughter (1988)^[6]
• Roseanna Vitro - Softly (1993)^[7]
• Karrin Allyson – Daydream (1997)^[8]
• E.G. Kight - Takin' It Easy (2004)^[9]

See also

• List of 1930s jazz standards