Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (studio, 1959-11-13: CBS 30th Street Studio, NYC, NY, USA)

~ Recording by Charles Mingus

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Things Ain’t What They Used to Be4:29Charles MingusMingus Dynasty (Original "6 eyes" release)Charles MingusAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CS 8236
1.8Things Ain’t What They Used to Be4:29Charles MingusThe Best of Charles MingusCharles MingusAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)YS-756-C
1.5Things Ain’t What They Used to Be4:29Charles MingusMingus DynastyCharles MingusAlbum
  • US1994-04-18
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 52922
1.5Things Ain't What They Used to Be4:29Charles MingusMingus DynastyCharles MingusAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)472995 2, COL 472995 2
2.1Things Ain't What They Used to Be (unedited version)4:29Charles MingusMingus Dynasty (Pure pleasure vinyl reissue (supposedly unedited))Charles MingusAlbum
  • GB1998-03-01
Pure Pleasure RecordsPPAN-CS-8236

Relationships

recording of:Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (cover, instrumental)

Things Ain’t What They Used to Be

lyricist:Ted Persons
composer:Mercer Ellington (in 1942)
publisher:Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
is the basis for:Blues for Therese Johaug
arrangements:Things Ain't What They Used To Be (arr. Pitts)