It Don't Mean a Thing :: Gypsy Jazz & Blues Violin Backing Tracks

Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

*This track can be downloaded free from chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/*

TUNE: It Don't Mean a Thing
KEY: Gm
TEMPO: 210 bpm
STRUCTURE: Four bar intro, four choruses, outro
COMPOSER: Duke Ellington 1931

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ALL THESE TRACKS are available as digital downloads (in lots of different formats) from my BANDCAMP SITE at chastewviolinmusic.bandcamp.com/. All free (but you can make a donation if you are feeling generous ;-)

Also, if you need these tracks at different tempos or in different keys, with more choruses etc., drop me a line at chastew2016@gmail.com and I can customise a track for you for a paltry $5 a track.
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Grappelli version with Django Rheinhardt 1935
youtube.com/watch?v=ehV9FiPVLQE

Grappelli version 2
youtube.com/watch?v=mIHmomzt5mg

Mark O'Conner version
youtube.com/watch?v=dEzeCDva-Oc

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