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Ray Nance (10 Dec 1913 - 28 Jan 1976)

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. Huffin 'n' Puffin' 1971

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Ray Nance Sextet lead vocals, trumpet
  2. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Recordings by (10)

  1. He Huffed 'n' Puffed 5:49 (1971)
  2. Some of These Days 5:40 (1971)
  3. I Can't Get Started 4:24 (1971)
  4. Struttin' with Some Barbecue 4:07 (1971)
  5. Wild Child 8:04 (1971)
  6. Tangerine 5:25 (1971)
  7. Russian Lullaby 5:41 (1971)
  8. What Am I Here For? 4:44 (Jun 1996)
  9. Bakiff ?:?? (1996)
  10. Just Squeeze Me 3:22 (2004)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Flamingo 3:24 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1940) trumpet
  2. Tonight I Shall Sleep (with a Smile on My Face) 2:55 Tommy Dorsey With Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Jun 1945) trumpet
  3. Rockabye River 3:02 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1947) trumpet
  4. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise 4:28 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) violin
  5. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) violin
  6. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) violin
  7. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 4:50 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) violin
  8. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 3:26 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) violin
  9. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 3:45 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) violin
  10. The Tattooed Bride 11:43 Duke Ellington (1951) trumpet
  11. Skin Deep 6:49 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) trumpet
  12. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) trumpet
  13. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) 3:10 Rosemary Clooney feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  14. Grievin’ 4:14 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  15. Hey Baby 3:53 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  16. Sophisticated Lady 2:59 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  17. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 2:51 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  18. Blue Rose 2:24 Duke Ellington (21 May 1956) trumpet
  19. Me and You 2:31 Rosemary Clooney feat. Duke Ellington (21 May 1956) trumpet
  20. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 2:41 Rosemary Clooney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  21. I’m Checking Out - Goombye 3:14 Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  22. Passion Flower 4:36 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  23. Mood Indigo 6:28 Rosemary Clooney & Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (21 May 1956) trumpet
  24. Jeep’s Blues (live) 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Sep 1956) trumpet
  25. Newport Jazz Festival Suite: Newport Up 5:33 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  26. Newport Jazz Festival Suite: Blues to Be There 8:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  27. Newport Jazz Festival Suite: Festival Junction 10:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1956) trumpet
  28. All Too Soon 4:23 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  29. Such Sweet Thunder (Cleo) 3:22 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  30. Sonnet in Search of a Moor 2:22 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  31. Up and Down, Up and Down (I Will Lead Them Up and Down) 3:09 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  32. Half the Fun (a.k.a. Lately) 4:19 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  33. Circle of Fourths 1:49 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  34. Clementine 2:40 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  35. I Didn’t Know About You 4:12 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  36. Perdido 6:14 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  37. Sonnet for Caesar 2:59 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  38. Sonnet to Hank Cinq 1:23 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  39. Chelsea Bridge 3:26 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  40. Take the “A” Train 6:42 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  41. Drop Me Off in Harlem 3:51 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  42. The Telecasters 3:05 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1957) trumpet
  43. Everything but You 2:57 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  44. Bli‐Blip 3:03 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  45. Rockin’ in Rhythm 5:21 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  46. Day Dream 4:01 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  47. Caravan 3:55 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin
  48. I’m Beginning to See the Light 3:28 Ella Fitzgerald (1957) trumpet, violin

Vocals

  1. It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jul 1945)
  2. Antidisestablishmentarianismist ?:?? Duke Ellington (May 1948)

Credited as (24)

  1. Ray Nance
  2. Paul Gonsalves & Ray Nance
  3. Johnny Hodges feat. Ray Nance
  4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Ray Nance
  5. Paul Gonsalves-Earl Hines-Ray Nance
  6. Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Mel Lewis, Ray Nance, Pepper Adams, Richard Davis
  7. Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Lewis, Ray Nance, Pepper Adams & Richard Davis
  8. Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Ray Nance, Pepper Adams & Richard Davis
  9. Ray Nance, Cat Anderson
  10. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra featuring Ray Nance
  11. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Elvin Jones, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  12. Sonny Greer, Cat Anderson, Aaron Bell, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope, Pee Wee Russell
  13. Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby, Lawrence Brown, Paul Gonsalves, Sonny Greer, Jimmy Hamilton, Earl Hines, Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Russell Procope
  14. Cat Anderson, Aaron Bell, Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Paul Gonsalves, Earl Hines, Elvin Jones, Ray Nance, Pee Wee Russell
  15. Doug Duke & Ray Nance
  16. Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra & Ray Nance
  17. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra & Ray Nance
  18. Ray Nance & Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  19. Paul Gonsalves, Ray Nance
  20. Pepper Adams, Chick Corea, Richard Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvin Jones, Mel Lewis & Ray Nance
  21. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (Vocalist is Ozzie Bailey. Soloist is Ray Nance on violin)
  22. Duke Ellington, Ivie Anderson, Sonny Greer, Ray Nance, Harry Carney
  23. Ray Nance, Cat Anderson and the Ellington Alumni
  24. Ahmed Abdul‐Malik with Ray Nance and Seldon Powell

Links (11)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81071432
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/13461058X
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103189
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81071432
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6kh1jr4
  6. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13897847c

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nance

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/282552

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000408531

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/74038456

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1937573