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9. Jan. 2022 · 21 - Set 'Em Up -Sara Forde, Mercer Ellington.mp3: 09-Jan-2022 03:06: 2.3M: 21 - Set 'Em Up -Sara Forde, Mercer Ellington.png: 09-Jan-2022 03:14: 45.3K: 21 - Set 'Em Up -Sara Forde, Mercer Ellington_spectrogram.png: 09-Jan-2022 03:20: 291.4K: 22 - The New Piano Roll Blues -Mercer Ellington.flac: 09-Jan-2022 02:58: 5.9M: 22 - The New Piano Roll ...
4. Mai 2024 · About Mercer Kennedy Ellington. Mercer Kennedy Ellington (11 March 1919 – 8 February 1996) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. Ellington was born in Washington, DC, the son of famous composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington and Edna Thompson. By the age of eighteen he had written his first piece to be recorded by ...
Mercer participated in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, at times in an administrative capacity, and then as band member in the 50’s and 60’s. He took over as bandleader from the time of his father’s death in 1974 until the 1990’s. His compositions include “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be,” “Blue Serge,” “Moon Mist,” and “Jumpin’ Punkins.” He was the musical director ...
29. Feb. 2024 · Mercer Ellington can be seen briefly as part of one of the dancing couples in this 1941 video The recordings heard on this podcast episode: Pigeons and Peppers (CD: “The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions” Mosaic Records #235)
This chart was arranged by Mercer Ellington for the 1950 date but was not recorded. We don't know the specific reason it wasn't recorded. This arrangement has the same instrumentation as the others from this session: Solo alto saxophone part, oboe, 3 violins, viola, cello, harp, guitar, piano, bass, and drums.
10. Feb. 1996 · COPENHAGEN -- Mercer Ellington, 76, who led the Duke Ellington Orchestra as arranger, composer and conductor after his father's death, died Feb. 8 at a hospital here after having three heart attacks.
