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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.
Mercer wrote a biography in 1978 (Duke Ellington in Person), directed the so-so musical Sophisticated Ladies (1981-1983), supervised the release of many previously unavailable Ellington recordings and led the inaccurately titled Duke Ellington Orchestra on an occasional basis, recording a few dates that often had all-stars as ringers. ~ Scott ...
10. Feb. 1996 · The day after Duke Ellington's funeral on 27 May 1974, his son Mercer took over the Ellington band and left with it on a tour of Bermuda. This was not, like the still proliferating Glenn Miller ...
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 young man, Mercer Ellington had hoped to break into his father's band on the saxophone. But after years of frustration, he could see that he would never ...
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9. Feb. 1996 · February 9, 199612:00 AM ET. Audio will be available later today. We remember band leader and composer MERCER ELLINGTON, the son of Duke Ellington. He perpetuated the big band tradition his father ...
23. Aug. 2017 · Time passed. Ellington found that audiences continued to love “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be,” but were less enthusiastic about “Happy-Go-Lucky Local.”. Duke continued to play “Things Ain’t” for the rest of his life. He quietly retired “Happy-Go-Lucky Local”. Then in the early 1950s, Duke was shocked to hear his “Happy ...
