Billy May - T'Ain't What You Do

Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjD7zD0a4I0&fmt=18 When I was a kid about half past three My Dad said "Son, come here to me" Said things may come, and things may go But this is one thing you ought to know... Oh 't ain't what you do it's the way that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the way that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the way that you do it That's what gets results 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the time that you do it That's what gets results You can try hard Don't mean a thing Take it easy, greasy Then your jive will swing Oh 't ain't what you do it's the place that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the place that you do it 'T ain't what you do it's the place that you do it That's what gets results "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" is a song written by jazz musicians Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" Young. It was first recorded in 1939 by both Jimmie Lunceford and Ella Fitzgerald. The jazz tune was transformed into a pop song with ska elements in 1982. With the title slightly altered to "It Ain't What You Do....", it was included on Fun Boy Three's debut self-titled album, became a big hit in the UK, climbing to number four in the UK singles chart, but it was not available on a Bananarama album until 1988's Greatest Hits Collection. William E. May, better known as Billy May (1916 2004) was the last of the great arrangers who wrote regularly for Frank Sinatra, Billy May had several varied careers in and out of jazz. Jimmie Lunceford (1902 - 1947) was one of the most popular Harlem bandleaders in the 1930's. Advertised as "the perfect swing band," in large part due to the leader's discipline and showmanship, Lunceford's orchestra competed for public favor with the leading "big bands" of the era, including those of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Goodman. Lunceford replaced Cab Calloway as leader of the famed Cotton Club's house band in 1934. The "Lunceford Style" influenced many bandleaders and arrangers through the 1950s including Tommy Dorsey, Sonny Dunham, and Sonny Burke. James "Trummy" Young (1912 - 1984) was a trombonist in the Swing Era. Although he was never really a star or a bandleader himself, he did have one hit with his version of "Margie," which he played and sang with Jimmie Lunceford's Orchestra. Young was originally a trumpeter, but by the time he debuted in 1928, he had switched to trombone. With Sy Oliver, he was responsible for writing "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)". Melvin "Sy" Oliver (1910 - 1988) was a jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader. He joined Jimmie Lunceford's band in 1933 and contributed many hit arrangements to the band, including "My Blue Heaven" and "Ain't She Sweet". From CD: Sorta-May/Jimmie Lunceford In Hi-Fi Vocal by Trummie Young and the Ensemble

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YouTube | November 10, 2008

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