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Er komponierte für seinen Vater von 1940 bis 1941, verbrachte seinen Armeedienst 1943–45 in einer Militärkapelle unter Leitung von Sy Oliver und arbeitete danach als Road Manager für das Cootie-Williams-Orchester und als Produzent für das kleine Label Sunrise Records. 1950 spielte er zunächst als Musiker bei seinem Vater und arbeitete ...
Ellington returned to work for his father playing alto horn in 1950, and then as general manager and copyist from 1955 until 1959. In 1960, Ellington became Della Reese's musical director, then later went on take a job as a radio DJ in New York for three years beginning in 1962.
From 1950 to 1952, young Ellington operated his own company, Mercer Records; in 1954 he was with the trumpeter Cootie Williams as a sideman and band manager. From 1955 to 1959 he was the chief assistant to his father, and in the 1960s, Mercer led the Duke Ellington band and recorded with all-star musicians taken from the latter organization.
11. März 2019 · Mercer Ellington, geboren am 11. März 1919, war als Jazztrompeter und Komponist durchaus erfolgreich. Auch als Manager anderer Musiker und als Plattenproduzent habe er sich einen Namen gemacht,...
As a Dance Division student in the late 1950s, Mercedes, weary of the long commute to Juilliard from her home in St. Albans, Queens, moved into the International House, where her next-door neighbor was fellow student Pina Bausch (’60, dance). “We worked in the cafeteria and bussed tables together,” Ellington said.
Masterpieces by Ellington is the first LP album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded for the Columbia label in 1950. It was one of the earliest 12-inch LPs to take advantage of the extended time available and consisted of four tracks, three of them "concert arrangements" of Ellington standards and ...
* Mercer LP 1004 The Ellingtonians With Al Hibbler 1951 * Mercer M 1956 The Ellingtonians, Al Hibbler - Stormy Weather / Cherry * Mercer M 1965 The Ellingtonians, Al Hibbler - Stardust / Honeysuckle Rose * Jazz Selection (F) JS 652 Duke Ellington - The New Piano Roll Blues / Honeysuckle Rose
