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Mercer Kennedy Ellington (* 11. März 1919 in Washington, D.C.; † 8. Februar 1996 in Kopenhagen) war ein amerikanischer Jazztrompeter, Komponist und Arrangeur. Er ist der Sohn des berühmten Komponisten, Pianisten und Bandleader Duke Ellington .
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
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...
10. Jan. 2024 · 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.
9. Feb. 1996 · We remember band leader and composer MERCER ELLINGTON, the son of Duke Ellington. He perpetuated the big band tradition his father made famous as head of the Duke Ellington Band. When he was a...
Sara Forde With Mercer Ellington And His Orchestra. Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Sara Forde, vocal. NYC, September 21, 1950
