“没有意义就没有摇摆”是村上春树一部音乐随笔的书名,书名来源于埃林顿公爵的名曲《没有意义就没有摇摆》(It don’t mean a thing,If it ain’t got that swing),这句话已经成为表达爵士乐精神的名句。对“摇摆”的理解,村上将其看成任何音乐形式都相通的律动或是起伏的东西,而“意义”就是在爵士乐、摇滚乐、布鲁斯等等这些音乐门类中找到这些。这是一句既有具体所指,同时又非 “There is no meaning there is no swing ” Haruki Murakami is a music essay title, the title comes from Duke Ellington’s famous song “no meaning there is no swing” (It do not mean a thing, If it ain ’t got that swing, this sentence has become a famous expression of jazz spirit. Murakami’s understanding of “Swing ” is regarded as the rhythm or fluctuation of any musical form, and “meaning ” is found in such jazz, rock and roll, blues, and other music genres. This is a specific reference both at the same time