Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' explained

"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" is a 1941 song written by Billy Strayhorn and Lee Gaines.^[1]

Notable recordings

• Johnny Dankworth - The Best of Johnny Dankworth (2008)
• June Christy - Recalls Those Kenton Days (1959), The Best Of The Capitol Years
• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958)
• Stan Kenton - On AFRS: 1944-45 (2006) vocal by June Christy
• Chris Barber's Jazz and Blues Band with Ray Nance on trumpet at the Funkhaus Hannover 28 September 1974
• Mel Torme - on the album I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! (1961)
• Rosemary Clooney - for her album Blue Rose (1956)
• The Delta Rhythm Boys - release charted #17, "their first (and only) chart success"^[2] (December 1945)

See also

• Duke Ellington
• Duke Ellington discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Original versions of Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' written by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines SecondHandSongs. secondhandsongs.com. 2019-01-22.
2. Web site: The Delta Rhythm Boys - Inductees - the Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation . vocalgroup.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120105152106/http://vocalgroup.org/inductees/delta_rhythm_boys.html . 5 January 2012 . dead.